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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 Officer Delinko want to start coming in to his shifts earlier?

2. How did Roy’s mom react when he brought Beatrice home for the first time?

3. How did Officer Delinko feel about his job in Chapter Four?

4. What did Officer Delinko find stuck to the fence at the construction site?

5. What did Roy have to write as part of his punishment for fighting?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Curly’s night at the trailer go?

2. Why did Officer Delinko not believe it is kids messing with the pancake house construction site?

3. What did Officer Delinko find stuck to the fence at the construction site, and why did he keep it?

4. How does Roy figure out that the barefoot boy is responsible for the alligators in the portable toilets?

5. How did the barefoot boy get the nickname Mullet Fingers?

6. Why does Roy receive the punishment that he does for fighting with Dana?

7. What did the girl who sought out Roy at the end of Chapter Two want?

8. What are some examples of cliffhangers in this chapter, and why might the author employ them?

9. What happened to Roy when he followed the running boy in Chapter Two?

10. What did Roy feel was his ‘duty as an only child’ and what does this tell readers about Roy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nature is a motif throughout Hoot. What role does nature play in the story? Which characters have a relationship with nature, and what is that relationship?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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