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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Chuck Muckle’s position at the Mother Paula’s All-American Pancake Company?

2. How many of the latest kind of animal on the construction site were let loose?

3. Where was Roy’s favorite place that his family has lived?

4. How did Roy’s dad react to Officer Delinko’s request for him to write a letter?

5. What did Roy promise Beatrice?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Roy receive the punishment that he does for fighting with Dana?

2. How does Beatrice explain who the barefoot boy is and why he is in hiding?

3. How does humor used with the introduction of Kimberly Lou Dixon to readers?

4. What did Roy see outside of the bus window in Chapter One that caught his interest?

5. How is the girl who talks to Roy in the cafeteria in Chapter Two presented, and what does this suggest?

6. What did Officer Delinko find inside the portable toilets on the flatbed truck?

7. What situation in Montana did the snakes remind Roy of?

8. What is the relationship between Roy and Dana Matherson, as revealed in the bus ride in Chapter One?

9. How can Beatrice’s parents be described?

10. How did Officer Delinko plan to abide by his punishment at work, but still scope out the construction site?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hoot is a funny book. What are some examples of humor from the story? What writing techniques does the author employee to get humor across to readers? Is the author effective at portraying humor?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout Hoot, Roy recalls his time in Montana and daydreams about it. What about Montana attracts him? What does he miss? Why might Montana be such a fond memory for him?

Essay Topic 3

Roy’s mother gives him the advice that when a situation is unclear if it is right or wrong, consider what both your head and your heart is saying before deciding which way to go. What is an example from the novel of a dilemma Roy faces where he uses the technique his mother told him about? What does he decide to do ultimately?

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