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Reading comprehension questions for Carl Hiaasen's book Hoot.
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1
Roy's dad gave the folder with the permits to the Department of Justice.
True
False
2
Why doesn't Mullet Fingers live at home with Beatrice?
The house is too small.
He and Beatrice fight all the time.
His mother sends him away to special schools.
Beatrice's father Leon is mean to him.
3
What did Roy have as evidence that the owls were on the property?
a sample of owl poop
a bag of owl feathers
a digital camera with a blurry picture of an owl
a nest with eggs in it
4
What is Beatrice's nickname?
Bigfoot Beatrice
Beatrice the Witch
Beatrice the Bear
Bossy Beatrice
5
Beatrice chips her tooth when she falls down the stairs.
False
True
6
Who had the file with the permits for the Mother Paula's site?
Curly
Chuck Muckle
Roy's dad
Councilman Grandy
7
In the end, Roy learns to enjoy life in Florida.
True
False
8
What does Dana step on when he tries to break into the trailer?
poisonous snakes
a broken step
an owl burrow
rat traps
9
What does Dana tell Curly his name is?
Roy Eberhardt
Mullet Fingers
Dana Matherson
Beatrice Leep
10
What does the Running Boy do to Officer Delinko when he falls asleep in his patrol car?
puts cottonmouths in his car
puts mice in the construction trailer
spray paints his windows black
lets the air out of his tires
11
Who is the antagonist in
Hoot
?
Dana
All of the above
Chuck Muckle
Curly
12
Officer Delinko is concerned about the owls after he sees the baby owl in its burrow.
True
False
13
How did the protest end?
Lonna ran into the burrow with Mullet Fingers.
Chuck Muckle dug Mullet Fingers out of the ground.
A burrowing owl landed on Mullet Fingers' head.
The kids tied up Chuck Muckle.
14
Curly got fired because they did not start the construction on time.
False
True
15
At the hospital, what does Roy say is Mullet Fingers' name?
Dana Matherson
Leon Leep
John Doe
Roy Eberhardt
16
Where was Mullet Fingers during the ceremony?
in Curly's trailer
hiding in the bulldozer
buried in an owl burrow with only his head showing
hiding in the trunk of the stretch limousine
17
Where does Roy go with his family Sunday after skateboarding?
on a boat trip in the Everglades
to Dana's house to try to work things out
to the construction site to check on the owls
to the mall to buy new shoes
18
Why wasn't the Environmental Impact Statement in the file of permits?
The report was hidden in Curly's trailer.
Chuck Muckle had burned the report back at the office.
It was in Councilman Grandy's golf bag with a $4500 bribe.
Mother Paula's never had the report completed.
19
What does Roy tell Dana he can find in the construction trailer?
a box of cigarettes
a box of donuts
a loaded gun
a pile of money
20
What is the setting of the story?
New York City in the future
Montana in the 1970s
Detroit, Michigan in the present day
Florida in the present day
21
Mullet Fingers' real name is Frankenstein O'Malley Leep.
False
True
22
What did Roy find in his shoe after going to the
Molly Bell?
a burrowing owl
a rubber alligator
a mullet fish
a cottonmouth
23
Lonna wants Mullet Fingers to come home, but Leon won't let him.
True
False
24
Mullet Fingers uses Dana as an accomplice to get out of the juvenile detention center.
True
False
25
What does the law say about building on a site with owl burrows?
They cannot build on a site with owl burrows.
The can build on the site because the owls aren't endangered
The burrows must be abandoned.
The company must get a special permit.
26
What news does Garrett bring to Roy on Sunday when he wants him to go skateboarding?
Dana will be going to juvenile hall because of his record.
He knows about Mullet Fingers.
Dana will be suspended from school for a week.
Dana is planning to fight Roy.
27
Why does Dana pick on Roy?
Roy makes fun of Dana.
Roy is the new kid.
He is jealous of Roy's girlfriend.
Roy is really smart.
28
Why does Mullet Fingers vandalize the Mother Paula's property?
He is trying to protect the burrowing owls.
He thinks the company is greedy.
His mother owns Mother Paula's, and he is getting revenge.
He doesn't like pancakes.
29
Who is hiding under Roy's bed when he returns home on Sunday? Why?
Dana because he wants revenge
Garrett because he wants to find out what really happened
Mullet Fingers because he can no longer stay in the junkyard
Beatrice because her parents are fighting
30
Why does Mullet Fingers have to go to the hospital?
One fo the snakes bit him when he was sleeping.
He doesn't eat enough, so he gets dizzy.
He got bit by one of the guard dogs.
He gets hit with a golf ball.
31
Why does Roy moon Dana?
He is mad at Dana for trying to kill him in the closet.
Roy wants Dana to chase him.
Garrett dared Roy to do it.
He is mad that Dana never paid him for doing his homework.
32
Why doesn't Beatrice stay at the hospital with Mullet Fingers?
She has to cook her dad dinner.
She has a lot of homework to do.
She is afraid she will get in trouble.
Needles and blood make her sick.
33
What happens to Roy when he first chases the Running Boy?
Beatrice catches him and tells him to go home.
He gets lost.
He gets hit in the head with a golf ball.
He trips in an owl hole.
34
What do Beatrice's friends say is the reason she is absent?
She missed the bus.
She fell down the stairs and chipped a tooth.
Her step-mom made her stay home to clean.
She was at an out-of-town soccer game.
35
Roys shares his concern for the owls in history class during the current events discussion.
False
True
36
What did Mullet Fingers have attached to some kite string?
one of the Rottweilers that Curly rented
a baby burrowing owl
the live alligators from the port-a-potties
a bucket of rubber cottonmouths
37
Why do the police doubt that Dana is responsible for the vandalism?
A. The shirt left on Officer Delinko's car was too small.
C. Dana had no motive for vandalism.
B. Dana is more a thief than a prankster.
D. All of the above
38
Immediately after the ground breaking, Lonna has Mullet Fingers sent to juvenile detention.
True
False
39
Why is Roy so interested in the "Running Boy"?
C. Both A and B
D. none of the above
B. He has no shoes.
A.He doesn't go to school.
40
Who is the protagonist in
Hoot
?
Dana
Roy
Beatrice
Curly
41
What does Mullet Fingers leave on Officer Delinko's car antenna?
the shoes Roy gave him
his hospital gown
his torn green t-shirt
dirty bandages
42
How did the Running Boy get the nickname "Mullet Fingers"?
His favorite food is mullet.
He smells bad like fish because he doesn't bathe.
He can catch mullet with his bare hands.
His fingers are long like a basketball player's.
43
Who joined Roy and Beatrice at the ground breaking ceremony?
Students from Roy's history class and the soccer team
Roy's parents
Beatrice's soccer team
some students from Roy's history class
44
Chuck Muckle believes there are no burrowing owls on the construction site.
False
True
