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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. Who forewarned Roy that Dana wanted to beat him up after seventh period?

2. What was Beatrice’s relationship to the barefoot boy?

3. What did Beatrice, Roy, and the running boy feed the owls?

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

5. What animal did Officer Delinko see in Chapter Eleven when he stopped by the pancake house construction site?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Roy seems to surprise people a great deal simply by being honest and straightforward. What are some examples of this from Chapter Four?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How can Officer Delinko’s handcuffs be seen as symbolism?

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

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

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

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?

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