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Discussion Questions
 * 1) Roy is unhappy about moving to Florida and starting at a new school. Have you ever moved or changed schools before? How did you feel?
 * 2) Do you know any bullies like Dana Matherson? What is the best way to deal with a bully? What makes someone become a bully?
 * 3) How is Roy's family different than Beatrice/Mullet Finger's family?
 * 4) Mullet Fingers sets out to sabotage the Mother Paula's building project because he wants to save the owls. Are there any situations you feel strongly about that would make you act like Mullet Fingers?
 * 5) After Roy gives his own name when taking Mullet Fingers to the hospital, his mother tells him, "Honey, sometimes you're going to be faced with situations where the line isn't clear between what's right and what's wrong. Your heart will tell you to do one thing, and your brain will tell you to do something different. In the end, all that's left is to look at both sides and go with your best judgment." Do you think Roy did the right thing by giving his name at the hospital? Have you ever been in a situation like Roy's mother describes? What did you do?
 * 6) This book is set in Florida. Did you feel like you got a good feel for what Florida is like by reading //Hoot//?
 * 7) Why did Mother Paula's Pancakes "lose" the Environmental Impact Statement? What do you think they could have done instead?
 * 8) There is a lot of humor in this book. Find one of the parts you thought was funny and share it with the group.
 * 9) Who are you most like in the book and why?

. On the surface, a new pancake house in town sounded pretty good, even Roy 's mother was excited about a "Mother Paula's coming to town". Are there other instances in the book where things/people are not as they seem? . Discuss the ways in which the pancake house executives tried to deceive the people of Coconut Grove. What reasons could the executives have for insisting that the pancake house be located on that particular spot? . Like the pancake house executives, Roy also deliberately misleads others. Is Roy justified, and why? How is his deceit morally different than the pancake house executives? What would you have done? . Officer Delinko, after the unfortunate spray paint incident, struggles to regain his boss's respect. If you were his boss, would you have fired him, why or why not? In the end, do you think he regains respect from his police unit? . Jump forward 15 years; what is Napoleon Bridger, a.k.a. Mullet Fingers doing today? What career might he have? What about Beatrice, Roy, and Dana?
 * 1) Mrs. Eberhardt tells Roy, "Honey, sometimes you're going to be faced with situations where the line isn't clear between what's right and what's wrong. Your heart will tell you to do one thing, and your brain will tell you to do something different. In the end, all that's left is to look at both sides and go with your best judgment." Discuss incidents where Roy’s heart tells him one thing, his heart another.
 * 2) Have you ever been in a situation like Roy's mother describes? What did you do?
 * 3) How is Roy's family different from Beatrice/Mullet Fingers' family? What influence do you think the characters’ families had on their actions? Explain.
 * 4) Why does Beatrice feel a need to shield her stepbrother? Discuss whether there is a correlation between Mullet Fingers' family life and his desire to save the owls.
 * 5) Why did Mother Paula's Pancakes "lose" the Environmental Impact Statement? What do you think they could have done instead?
 * 6) Through much of the book, Roy feels like an outsider. What finally makes him feel that he belongs in Florida?
 * 7) Do you think other characters feel like outcasts? Which ones? Why would they feel like this?
 * 8) Dana Matherson bullies Roy, but other characters also act as bullies. Which characters? Who are their targets? Discuss ways of dealing with bullies in real life.
 * 9) Once Roy learned of Mullet Fingers’ plan to save the burrowing owls, he wanted to help. Which boy’s method do you think was more effective? Why?
 * 10) Mullet Fingers vandalized the construction site and the patrol car. Was he justified in doing this? Why or why not?
 * 11) Mullet Fingers shows Roy a great spot to get away and relax away from the stress of school and family. Do you have a place like this? Describe your place, or how you would like your place to be.
 * 12) Mullet Fingers earned his nickname from his ability to catch a mullet fish with his bare hands. Think of a special talent you have — what nickname could you give yourself based on this talent?
 * 13) If you could write yourself into this book, where/how would you fit in?
 * 14) At the end of the novel, Roy begins to feel more at home in Florida. Why do you think this is? What makes you feel at home somewhere?
 * 15) //Hoot// has been made into a movie. How do you think a movie would enhance this story? How might it hurt this story?