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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 did Roy’s dad feel about him leaving school to go to the groundbreaking ceremony?

2. What type of car did Cuck Mucle and Kimberly Lou Dixon arrive in?

3. What time did Officer Delinko fall asleep on his night shift at the beginning of Chapter Nineteen.

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

5. What type of tracks did Officer Delinko find near the fence the night before the groundbreaking ceremony?

Short Essay Questions

1. What started the fight between Beatrice’s dad and Lonna that caused Beatrice to spend the night at Roy’s?

2. What was Officer Delinko daydreaming about when he tripped over an owl burrow?

3. What two things does Roy leave out of his explanation to his dad about Mullet Fingers?

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

5. What about the conversation between Chuck Muckle and Curly indicates that the company is knowingly breaking a law, and what does this foreshadow?

6. Why was Dana almost certainly facing juvenile hall after being caught at the construction site?

7. What criminal charges did Officer Delinko say he will file against the vandal?

8. When things are hard, Roy often daydreams about Montana. What causes him to think about Montana in this chapter, and why might he keep going back to thought of his former state?

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

10. How many of Dana’s friends bothered Roy at school after Dana went to jail, and what does this tell readers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Loyalty is a theme in Hoot. Which characters show loyalty? To whom or what, and how do they show it? How important is loyalty to different characters?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Roy shows a maturity beyond most of his peers. What are some examples from the novel of Roy handling a situation maturely? Why do you suppose he takes a mature approach to most things? What are some reasons Roy may be slightly more mature than his peers? Is there a situation in which Roy does not act maturely?

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