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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 many thermoses of coffee did Officer Delinko pack for his overnight shift?

2. How did Roy’s mom feel about him leaving school to go to the groundbreaking ceremony?

3. What did Garrett inform Roy that Dana had stuck to his shoes when he was arrested?

4. What did Curly find in the dirt at the construction site in Chapter Sixteen?

5. Who called Roy at the beginning of Chapter Thirteen?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Roy’s Parents feel toward Mullet Fingers?

3. How did Roy show his friendship and loyalty to Beatrice in Chapter Sixteen?

4. What is being suggested about Beatrice’s home life thus far in the novel? Why might she actually be missing from school?

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

6. How did Mullet Fingers break out of Juvenile Detention?

7. What truth did Roy point out to Dana when he visited Dana at home?

8. What was Curly’s attitude about the owls in Chapter Nineteen?

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

10. What two signs did Curly and Officer Delinko see that suggested something was up the night before the groundbreaking ceremony, and what did they think of those signs?

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

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?

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