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Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Chapters 1-7

Reading Check

1. Who bullies Roy on the bus?

2. What causes the construction company to call Officer Delinko to the site?

3. What first prevents Roy from catching the running boy?

4. What does Delinko see in the toilets on the construction site?

5. What state is Roy from?

6. Where does Garrett suggest Roy should go when he realizes both Dana and Beatrice dislike Roy?

7. What does Officer Delinko want to become?

8. What does the running boy tell Roy his nickname is?

9. What is the cost of removing the paint from the policeman’s car?

10. What does Roy intend to give to Mullet?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What clues make Delinko think an older person is causing the damage at the construction site?

2. Why does Beatrice want Roy to leave Mullet Fingers alone?

3. Why does Delinko want Roy’s father to write a letter thanking the police department for his service?

Paired Resource

“Burrowing Owl”

• This article describes the burrowing owl, its declining population, and its ecology.
• Why is the burrowing owl population dwindling? Why were the burrowing owls called “howdy birds?” What do burrowing owls eat? What are the burrowing owl’s nesting habits? Why might the owl’s nesting habits make it more vulnerable than other owls? How does this article’s content relate to the novel’s theme of Standing Up to Callous Corporations?

“Saving the Burrowing Owl”

• This 4-minute video describes conservationists’ efforts to rescue the burrowing owl population.
• How do people make a career of protecting animals? What do conservationists do for the burrowing owls? How do conservationists use information to protect species? How is technology used in conservation? What facts in this video connect to the novel’s themes of Handling Problems Alone and Standing Up to Callous Corporations?

Chapters 8-16

Reading Check

1. What does Curly bring to the construction site, hoping to deter vandals?

2. Who prevents Dana from further antagonizing Roy on the bus?

3. What does Kalo believe Curly has released on the property?

4. What causes Kalo to have an ankle injury?

5. Who rescues Roy from Dana in the janitor’s closet?

6. What does Mullet use ground beef for?

7. What does Delinko collect from the construction site the night Mullet is bitten?

8. When Roy approaches Mullet to tell him nothing can be done about the owls, what does Mullet say Roy isn’t thinking like?

9. What is the name of the crab boat Mullet and Roy visit?

10. Whom does Dana claim to be when caught in the construction site's rat traps?

11. Who hides under Roy’s bed while he’s sleeping?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why is there a misunderstanding at the hospital about who has been injured?

2. What is unusual about Dana’s relationship with his parents?

Paired Resource

“Role of Business in Disappearance of 50% of World’s Wildlife”

• This article explains why corporations are responsible for the decline in wildlife and how organizations worldwide are attempting to combat it.
• The article’s content connects to the theme of Standing up to Callous Corporations.
• What are the three main threats to wildlife? How are corporations responsible for half of the decline in wildlife? What steps have been taken to prevent the disappearance of wildlife?

“Animals of the Everglades”

• This 4-minute video depicts the wildlife in Everglades National Park in Florida.
• What animals can be found in Everglades National Park? In what ways can people experience Everglades National Park? Why do you think Roy changes his mind about living in Florida? What images in the video might be connected to the novel’s theme of Adjusting to a New Place?

Chapter 17-Epilogue

Reading Check

1. What does Curly express concern about to Muckle?

2. What does Delinko trip over while patrolling the construction site?

3. What does Roy give to Mullet, asking him to use it to collect evidence of the owls?

4. What does Roy’s father give him that permits him to go to the groundbreaking ceremony?

5. What is in the bucket Mullet has attached to a string?

6. What do Beatrice and the others sing at the construction site?

7. What is Mullet’s name?

8. What does Kelly Colfax learn is missing from the city’s permit file of Mother Paula’s restaurant?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. How does Delinko determine that Dana is not the vandal of the construction site?

2. Who goes to the construction site in support of Roy and the owls?

3. What happens to the construction site and the owls on the property?

Recommended Next Reads

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• This novel is about a boy and his best friend who join a band of environmentalists to save the Florida panther.
• Shared topics include endangered species, conservation, and politics.
• Shared themes include Standing Up to Callous Corporations.
• Scat on SuperSummary

The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

• This novel is about a robot stranded on an island who adopts a gosling and develops friendships with the animals on the island.
• Shared topics include conservation, compassion, and belonging.
• Shared themes include Handling Problems Alone and Adjusting to a New Place.
• The Wild Robot on SuperSummary