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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 Officer Delinko trip on while daydreaming during his overnight shift?

2. What did Dana hit on his porch when he was aiming for Roy?

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

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

5. When the doctor demanded to know Mullet Fingers’ name, what did Roy say?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is being suggested about Beatrice’s home life thus far in the novel? Why might she actually be missing from school?

2. What woke Officer Delinko up from his daydream during his night shift, and what is the symbolism of this?

3. How did Roy incite Dana to chase after him in the first place?

4. Why was Roy surprised by his parents’ reaction to him going to the pancake house groundbreaking ceremony?

5. What does Roy interpret it to mean when his mom says his dad “respects” what Roy did about the owls?

6. How is Mullet Fingers’ real name symbolic?

7. What was the dichotomy of morals between Mother Paula and Kimberly Lou Dixon?

8. How is the theme of ‘revenge’ seen in the Epilogue?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many examples of symbolism in Hoot. Select three instances of symbolism in the novel and explain their purpose. What was being symbolized?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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