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

2. How many different options did Roy feel he had upon learning that Dana wants to beat him up after school?

3. What number did the barefoot boy make Roy count to before he could remove his blindfold?

4. How much did each of the guard dogs cost?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Roy like so much about living in Bozeman, Montana?

5. What situation does the author include at the end of Chapter Seven for humor?

6. What are some examples of cliffhangers in this chapter, and why might the author employ them?

7. What is the memory of Montana Roy has in Chapter Five?

8. How are animals used as symbolism in Chapter Eight?

9. What back-story is revealed about the barefoot runner in Chapter Ten?

10. Why did Officer Delinko offer to personally pay the bill for his patrol car?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Authors pick titles very particularly, as they are one of the first ways a potential reader gets to know the book. Why might the author have chosen Hoot as the title of this novel? Do you feel it is an appropriate title? If you had to pick a different title, what would you pick, and why?

Essay Topic 2

Roy and Beatrice’s relationship evolves throughout the book. How does their relationship begin, and what does it become? What reasons caused the evolution to occur?

Essay Topic 3

First impressions of characters are not always accurate. Describe one character in Hoot whom ended up being very different than your first impression of them. How did they surprise you? Were you happy that they turned out differently than you thought they would? Why might the author misrepresent someone at first to readers?

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