Hoot Chapters 1 - 2 -- pages 1-23

1. Dana Matherson was _______________.
a) Roy's best friend from Montana
b) a big bully who rode Roy's bus to school
c) the class clown who got Roy in trouble by making Roy the center of the joke
d) a boy with straw-blond hair and nut brown from the sun who could run fast

2. The strangest thing about the running boy was ________________.
a) he was suntanned nut brown
b) his clothes were old, worn, and dirty
c) he wore no shoes
d) he carried no books or backpack on a school day

3. Dana gave Roy the nickname ___________.
a) Cowgirl
b) Outlaw
c) Whacko
d) Spiderman

4. Dana smelled like ____________.
a) garlic
b) dirty feet
c) cigarettes
d) onions

5. Curly reported vandalism of the lot for the future Mother Paula's All-American Pancake House. Kids had _________________.
a) painted the lot with neon pink paint
b) brought in a small herd of cows
c) filled the lot with trash - soda cans, bottles, nails, and old lumber
d) pulled out all the survey stakes and filled in all the holes

6. Officer Delinko tripped over ____________ in the construction site.
a) railroad ties
b) owl holes
c) the guard dog
d) Curly's shovel

7. How did Curly respond when Officer Delinko asked him what would happen to the owls?
a) Curly told Officer Delinko that the a wildlife protection organization would relocate them.
b) Curly responded, "What owls?"
c) Curly told Officer Delinko that his company would pay to have them moved to a wildlife reserve.

8. Roy's father worked for the government, so __________.
a) he was able to visit the secret service building
b) he constantly had a new name
c) they moved a lot

9. Garret was able to ________________.
a) fart out the first line of the Pledge of Allegiance
b) snowboard like a pro
c) drive an airboat in the Everglades

10. To get off the bus in a hurry, Roy had to ______________.
a) sneak pass the group coming on the bus
b) climb out the window
c) tell a lie to the bus driver
d) punch Dana

11. The chase ended when ___________.
a) Roy was hit with a golf ball
b) the boy jumped over the high fence
c) Officer Delinko jumped in Roy's path

12. Roy _____________.
a) broke Dana's nose
b) told Miss Hennepin that he was just kidding around when he accidentally hit Dana
c) liked Miss Hennepin because she was young and beautiful

13. Roy was punished by being suspended from the bus for two week, and he had to __________.
a) help clean Trace Middle School chalkboards
b) write a sincere apology letter to Dana
c) eat lunch in the detention room
d) tutor the kids in the neighboring elementary school

14. At lunch Roy was approached by a blonde girl who ____________.
a) told him she saw the running boy as well
b) said she would help him get even with Dana
c) warned him to mind his own business
d) wanted him to play soccer



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1. (b)
2. (c)
3. (a)
4. (c)
5. (d)
6. (b)
7. (b)
8. (c)
9. (a)
10. (d)
11. (a)
12. (a)
13. (b)
14. (c)