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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. What did Roy tell his mom about Mullet Fingers’ mom, which greatly concerned her?
2. How did Roy incite Dana to chase him out of his house in Chapter Fifteen?
3. What did the doctor say ‘Roy’ will need unless the dogs that bit him are found?
4. What had Roy told the doctor his name was?
5. Which of the following was NOT a saying on one of the kids’ signs at the groundbreaking ceremony?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who demonstrates leadership in Chapter Twenty, and in what way(s)?
2. What was missing from the Mother Paula folder that Roy told the reporter to look for, and what did it mean?
3. How do Roy’s parents react overall to his involvement with Beatrice and Mullet Fingers?
4. How do Roy’s Parents feel toward Mullet Fingers?
5. How did Roy set Dana up to be blamed for the mischief at the construction site, and how did it backfire on Roy?
6. What did Roy realize on his family day trip to the Everglades?
7. What were the results of the E.I.S. the Mother Paula Company did and what was done with the report?
8. What is the irony in what Curly and Officer Delinko were not telling each other at the beginning of Chapter Seventeen?
9. How did Mullet Fingers’ mother react at the construction site when she saw him? Why?
10. How did Mullet Fingers break out of Juvenile Detention?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
Hoot is a funny book. What are some examples of humor from the story? What writing techniques does the author employee to get humor across to readers? Is the author effective at portraying humor?
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