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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 Dana escape Curly’s grasp at the construction site?

2. Where did Beatrice hide all afternoon?

3. What tool did Mullet Fingers ask Roy to bring with him that night, should Roy decide to meet up with him?

4. What day were the new machine parts Curly ordered scheduled to arrive?

5. Which of the following did Dana not already have in his criminal record?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What change has occurred in Roy by the end of the novel?

3. What is the symbolism shown at the end of Chapter Twenty-One?

4. What piece of evidence told Officer Delinko that Dana Matherson wasn’t the person behind the disturbances at the construction site?

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

6. Why might Roy’s dad have acted opposite of what Roy expected? What clue(s) are there that Roy’s dad is up to something?

7. What is the irony in what Curly and Officer Delinko were not telling each other at the beginning of Chapter Seventeen?

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

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

10. What about the conversation between Roy and his mom seemed to affect her the most?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dana and Beatrice are both have a public persona of being bullies. Are they bullies in all aspects of their lives? What are their home lives like? What do they have in common? How are they different?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses a great deal of similes and metaphors throughout Hoot. Please provide at least three different examples of similes and metaphors from the book. Why would the author use this writing technique to describe things? What are the benefits of it? Are there any drawbacks?

Essay Topic 3

First impressions of characters are not always accurate. Describe one character in Hoot whom ended up being very different than your first impression of them. How did they surprise you? Were you happy that they turned out differently than you thought they would? Why might the author misrepresent someone at first to readers?

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