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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. Who is Kimberly Lou Dixon?

3. Whom did Roy see at the construction time the first time he went there?

4. The pancake construction site is located on what street?

5. What type of snake did Roy find in Chapter Five?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Roy and Officer Delinko meet?

2. What lie did Beatrice tell Roy’s mother in Chapter Ten, and why did she pick that lie?

3. What evidence has been shown in the novel so far that Roy tends to internalize issues and blame himself – even when it’s clearly not his fault?

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

5. How does the impression Officer Delnko makes on Roy’s parents differ from the reader’s understanding of the character?

6. What about Officer Delinko’s interaction with Curly in Chapter One shows how different their personalities are?

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

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

9. What is revealed about Beatrice’s home life in Chapter Ten, and how might this change the readers’ perception of her?

10. How does Roy figure out that the barefoot boy is responsible for the alligators in the portable toilets?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Many characters in Hoot have questionable morals, and even the characters who are overall “good” make some choices that would not be considered “good morals” by all. Which characters have “good” morals, and which have “bad” morals? Is it easy to distinguish the two? Are there any characters who have both good and bad morals?

Essay Topic 3

Nature is a motif throughout Hoot. What role does nature play in the story? Which characters have a relationship with nature, and what is that relationship?

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