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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For the first several weeks after Brightbill's departure, Roz spends her time in one particular way. What does she do?
(a) She gathers firewood.
(b) She climbs trees.
(c) She goes into hibernation mode.
(d) She works to invent a flying machine.

2. What is Roz's reply when Brightbill asks if he can stay on the island with Roz rather than migrating with the other geese?
(a) She says she does not think that is a good idea and that she thinks he should migrate with the flock.
(b) She says that if he can get five other geese to agree to stay as well, that Roz will let Brightbill stay.
(c) She says that he will die if he stays.
(d) She says that she will ask Loudwing.

3. Who saves the baby hare trapped in the fire within the second lodge?
(a) Swooper.
(b) Roz.
(c) Broadfoot.
(d) Chitchat.

4. What reason does Mr. Beaver give for his suggestion that Roz build a garden near her new lodge?
(a) It will attract neighbors and will help Roz make friends.
(b) It will make her shelter feel more homey.
(c) It will give her something to do.
(d) It will help her feed Brightbill.

5. When Brightbill tells Roz that the other goslings have been making fun of him, what does he say their comments are about?
(a) They laugh at Brightbill for being a weak swimmer.
(b) They laugh at Brightbill for having a monster mother.
(c) They laugh at Brightbill for saying hello to everyone he sees.
(d) They laugh at Brightbill for being an orphan.

6. What method does Brightbill use to become a truly excellent flier?
(a) He moves through a series of air exercises each day.
(b) He practices every minute of every day and sometimes even at night.
(c) He watches how hawks and owls and sparrows and vultures move through the air.
(d) He puts to use Roz's analysis of flight techniques.

7. Why is it impossible for Roz to participate in the following day's occasion with Brightbill?
(a) Because the rite of passage requires that parents stay behind.
(b) Because if water gets into her body, it will cause damage.
(c) Because robots cannot fly.
(d) Because she has to stay at home and recharge.

8. What does Loudwing say when Roz asks her about Brightbill swallowing pebbles?
(a) She tells Roz to instruct Brightbill never to swallow pebbles again.
(b) She tells Roz that they must take Brightbill to the island's doctor immediately.
(c) She tells Roz that geese often swallow a few pebbles in order to aid their digestion.
(d) She tells Roz to make sure Brightbill is not swallowing anything besides food because it could hurt him.

9. What is NOT part of Roz's and Brightbill's nightly routine?
(a) Brightbill sleeps on the moss bench while Roz goes outside for a long nighttime walk.
(b) Roz brings Brightbill food or water if he wakes up hungry or thirsty.
(c) Roz rocks Brightbill back to sleep if he has nightmares.
(d) Roz tends the fire if it is cold and fans Brightbill if it is hot.

10. What specific speech pattern does Chitchat use whenever she speaks?
(a) A lisp.
(b) A stutter.
(c) Run-on sentences.
(d) Pig Latin.

11. Who is the first freezing animal who comes to join Roz in her newly repaired lodge?
(a) Tawny.
(b) Chitchat.
(c) Digdown.
(d) Swooper.

12. When Roz steps outside the nest and sees snow, she sees shapes underneath the snow. What do the shapes turn out to be?
(a) Other lodges.
(b) Bushes.
(c) Snowdrifts.
(d) Frozen animal corpses.

13. When Roz and Brightbill have questions about the migration, to whom do they go for answers?
(a) The family of bears.
(b) Swooper.
(c) Longneck and the Beaver family.
(d) Loudwing and the other older geese.

14. What does Brightbill tell Chitchat that makes her speechless?
(a) That he cannot understand her.
(b) That he wants to be friends with her.
(c) That he thinks she has a nice bushy tail.
(d) That he wants to teach her how to build a fire.

15. What materials does Roz use to patch the hole that has developed in the roof of the Nest?
(a) Branches, mud, and leaves.
(b) Rope, branches, and robot parts.
(c) Mud, seashells, and twigs.
(d) Honey, tar, and feathers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one safety feature added to the rebuilt lodge?

2. What does Brightbill's yellow fluff turn into when he moves out of childhood?

3. When autumn arrives and the animals begin to prepare for winter, the scaly animals look for new home and the feather animals grow more feathers. What do the furry animals do?

4. What causes a panic in the pond while the goslings are swimming?

5. Which of the goslings becomes the leader of the other goslings during their flying expeditions?

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