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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. Why did Beatrice hide all afternoon?

2. If anyone saw an owl at the construction site, Chuck Muckle informed Curly to insist it was a robin or a _______________.

3. What was Officer Delinko daydreaming about during his overnight shift?

4. What book did Roy read after speaking with his father?

5. What item of his mother’s did Roy’s plan to stop the construction involve?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Roy’s dilemma at the beginning of Chapter Fifteen? What conflicting things does he want to do?

2. What made Officer Delinko realize what was going to happen to the owls?

3. How did Roy incite Dana to chase after him in the first place?

4. What did Mother Paula’s ultimately do to try and save their public image?

5. What change of plans did Curly and Chuck Muckle decide in their phone conversation, any why were the plans changed?

6. What was suspicious about Roy’s visit to the City Hall?

7. What does Dana’s dad’s reaction to Roy on his doorstep suggest to readers?

8. How did the emergency room doctor figure out that Beatrice and Roy were lying about what happened to Mullet Fingers?

9. What very important piece of evidence did Curly find at the construction site, but he didn’t seem to realize its importance?

10. What charge did Curly want Officer Delinko to arrest Mullet Fingers on, and why couldn’t Officer Delinko do that?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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