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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 size shoe did Roy wear?

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

3. What type of class did Roy’s mother normally take before work?

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

5. How did Roy get to and from school while he was suspended from the bus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened at the construction site in Chapter Nine to let readers know that the vandal is the barefoot boy?

2. What happened to Curly’s television when he was spending the night in the trailer, and what was it symbolic of?

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

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

5. What did Roy see as his four options when he heard Dana was planning to beat him up after school?

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

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

8. How did the barefoot boy get the nickname Mullet Fingers?

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

10. How does the weather in Chapter Six add to the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Beatrice is introduced to readers as a bully, which is the reputation she holds at school and with her peers. However, she shows a maternal and protective side in private. To whom does she show this other side of her, and under what circumstances? Why might she have a public persona to hide her personal one?

Essay Topic 2

There are many examples of symbolism in Hoot. Select three instances of symbolism in the novel and explain their purpose. What was being symbolized?

Essay Topic 3

Loyalty is a theme in Hoot. Which characters show loyalty? To whom or what, and how do they show it? How important is loyalty to different characters?

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