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