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