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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. When Roy retraced the barefoot boy’s running route, what type of tree did the boy disappear behind?
2. What was Officer Delinko’s career objective?
3. Who is Beatrice Leep?
4. What was the weather like at the end of Chapter Six?
5. What happened to Officer Delinko’s squad car when he fell asleep in it?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are some examples of cliffhangers in this chapter, and why might the author employ them?
2. How does the impression Officer Delnko makes on Roy’s parents differ from the reader’s understanding of the character?
3. What is the relationship between Roy and Dana Matherson, as revealed in the bus ride in Chapter One?
4. When Roy first rides his bike to the construction site, who does he see there and how is he treated?
5. What favor did Roy ask of Garrett at the beginning of Chapter Four?
6. What did Officer Delinko find stuck to the fence at the construction site, and why did he keep it?
7. What does it suggest to readers when Officer Delinko asks Curly about what will happen to the owls?
8. What story does Garrett tell Roy about the girl from the cafeteria, Beatrice Leep?
9. What is the memory of Montana Roy has in Chapter Five?
10. Who is Kimberly Lou Dixon?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author portrays the characters’ ages well through their speech. What are some examples of how the characters’ speech patterns or verbiage gives away their age? Why might an author do this? Do you think that this author had used this writing technique effectively?
Essay Topic 2
Roy cares deeply about his parents, and frequently thinks about how his actions will affect them. What are some examples from the book that demonstrate Roy’s care for his parents? Why do you suppose he worries about them so much?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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