Hoot

Chapters 1-7

Reading Check

1. Dana Matherson (Chapter 1)

2. Vandalism (Chapter 1)

3. A golf ball (Chapter 2)

4. Alligators (Chapter 3)

5. Montana (Chapter 3)

6. To catholic school (Chapter 4)

7. A detective (Chapter 4)

8. Mullet Fingers (Chapter 5)

9. $400 (Chapter 6)

10. New shoes (Chapter 7)

Short Answer

1. Delinko believes that the consistency of the vandal and the dangers of alligators on the site point to an older perpetrator. (Chapter 3)

2. Mullet Fingers is Beatrice’s brother. He escaped from a special school in Alabama, and she is helping hide him from her mom. (Chapter 7)

3. Delinko feels embarrassed after the vandals paint his police car. He wants to escape regular police work and become a detective. Delinko is hoping a letter will help smooth things over with the police department and further his goal of receiving a promotion. (Various chapters)

Chapters 8-16

Reading Check

1. Guard dogs (Chapter 8)

2. Beatrice (Chapter 8)

3. Cottonmouth snakes (Chapter 9)

4. An owl burrow (Chapter 9)

5. Beatrice (Chapter 10)

6. To feed the owls (Chapter 10)

7. A green shirt scrap (Chapter 11)

8. An outlaw (Chapter 14)

9. The Molly Bell (Chapter 14)

10. Roy (Chapter 15)

11. Beatrice (Chapter 16)

Short Answer

1. Roy claims that Mullet is Roy to get him medical attention without alerting Mullet’s parents. The hospital calls Roy’s parents instead of Mullet’s. Assuming he is injured, Roy's parents rush to the hospital to help their son. (Chapters 11-12)

2. Earlier in the novel, Dana fights with his mother over the letter Roy gives them. When Roy goes to Dana’s for a project, Dana’s father offers Roy $5, which Roy assumes is what his father usually pays other people for doing Dana’s homework. Dana’s relationship with his parents seems dysfunctional and may indicate why Dana is a bully. (Various chapters)

Chapter 17-Epilogue

Reading Check

1. The owls (Chapter 17)

2. An owl nest (Chapter 18)

3. A camera (Chapter 18)

4. A note (Chapter 19)

5. Snakes (Chapter 20)

6. “This Land is Your Land” (Chapter 20)

7. Napoleon Bridger Leep (Chapter 21)

8. Environmental reports (Chapter 21)

Short Answer

1. Delinko drops a fake alligator into Dana’s lap, and Dana howls in terror. (Chapter 17)

2. Several students from Roy’s history class and Beatrice’s soccer team attend the ceremony to support the owls. (Chapter 20)

3. The construction company receives bad press and drops the site, donating it as an owl preserve for the owls. (Epilogue)