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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 species of bird did Roy stop to observe on his way walking to school in Chapter Eight?

2. What is Beatrice’s stepmother’s name?

3. What day of the week did Roy finally see the running boy for the second time?

4. Who saved Roy from the snakes in Chapter Five?

5. What sort of footwear was the strange boy seen running in Chapter One wearing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Roy first rides his bike to the construction site, who does he see there and how is he treated?

3. Why did the garage chief in charge of fixing Officer Delinko’s car not hide the car keys were Officer Delinko requested?

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

5. What happened to Roy when he followed the running boy in Chapter Two?

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

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

8. What happens in the first interaction between the barefoot boy and Roy?

9. Why did Officer Delinko not believe it is kids messing with the pancake house construction site?

10. What evidence is there for Roy and Beatrice’s relationship beginning to change in Chapter Eight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Roy feels very strongly about Montana and Florida. How does he feel about each state? When and how do his feelings about Florida change? What does he ultimately realize?

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

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

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