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

2. What did Officer Delinko trip on while daydreaming during his overnight shift?

3. If anyone saw an owl at the construction site, Chuck Muckle informed Curly to insist it was a robin or a _______________.

4. For what newspaper did Kelly Colfax write?

5. What was the last day Kimberly Lou Dixon was available to Mother Paula’s?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Beatrice really break her tooth?

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

3. What change of plans did Curly and Chuck Muckle decide in their phone conversation, any why were the plans changed?

4. How did Roy know that Mullet Fingers was still nearby and had seen him at the Molly Bell in the Epilogue?

5. 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?

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

7. What happened to Kimberly Lou Dixon, according to the Epilogue?

8. What was suspicious about Roy’s visit to the City Hall?

9. What did Roy realize on his family day trip to the Everglades?

10. When Officer Delinko looked for the owls the night before the groundbreaking ceremony, what did he hope?

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

Roy feels very strongly about Montana and Florida. How does he feel about each state? When and how do his feelings about Florida change? What does he ultimately realize?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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