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Who is the main character in Hoot?
Roy Eberhardt
What is the name of the boy who Roy sees running barefoot?
Mullet finger
What kind of construction project is being protested on the novel?
A pancake house (mother Paula’s All- American pancake house)
What animal is Mullet finger trying to protect?
Burrowing owls
Where did Roy move before coming to Florida
Montana
What does Roy do to Dana Matherson on the school bus?
Punches him in the nose
Who is the tough girl that Roy befriends?
Beatrice leep
Why is mullet fingers called mullet fingers?
Because he can catch (fish) with his bare hands
What does Mullet fingers do to stop the construction of the pancake house?
Vandalises the site and sabotages the machines
What does Roy find in the mailbox that helps him learn more about Mullet fingers?
A shoebox with a cottonmouth snake inside
Who is the police officer trying to figure out who’s behind the vandalism?
Officer David Delinko
What kind of owls live in the burrows at the construction site?
Burrowing owls
What does mullet fingers use to mark the construction stakes at the site?
Spray paint
What is Beatrice’s relationship to Mullet finger?
Stepsister
What kind of injuries does mullet fingers suffer after one of his acts of vandalism?
Dog bites
What does Roy do to help Mullet fingers with his mission?
He spreads the word about the owls and tries to stop the construction
Who tries to bully Roy?
Dana Matherson
What does officer David wants to achieve in his career?
To become a detective
How does Mullet fingers avoid being caught by by the authorities?
He hides out in the woods and stays out of sight
What evidence proves that the pancake house project would harm the owls?
The construction company did not file the proper environmental impact report
Who helps Roy when he decides to expose the truth about the owls?
His parents, Beatrice, and other students
What does Roy’s father do to his son with the cause ?
He looks into the legal aspects of the construction site
How does the novel Hoot end for mullet fingers?
He continues to live on his own, free in the wild
What happens to the pancake house project in the end?
It is stopped to protect the owls
What is the main theme of Hoot?
Protecting the environment and standing up for what is right