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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say is the one thing Roz's pursuers want to do to her above all things?
(a) Hug her.
(b) Kill her.
(c) Understand her.
(d) Cover her in mud.

2. What sound do Roz's pursuers hear that makes them leave her?
(a) Their mother calling them.
(b) A rattlesnake's rattle.
(c) Roz's warning siren.
(d) A boom of thunder.

3. Which of Roz's robot tools does she use at first, but then turn off when she decides it is inappropriate in this environment?
(a) Her wheels.
(b) Her night vision feature.
(c) Her distance calculator.
(d) Her headlights.

4. What type of animal does Roz observe in order to improve her method of cliff-climbing?
(a) A frog.
(b) A goat.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A crab.

5. Why is it difficult for Roz to walk in the forest?
(a) Because animals keep getting in her way.
(b) Because she moves better in water.
(c) Because the forest floor is uneven.
(d) Because there are too many upright trees in her way.

6. What does Roz do to survive the threat she encounters on the mountaintop?
(a) She crouches just inside the lip of the volcano.
(b) She explains to the eagles that she means them no harm.
(c) She holds fast to a pine tree.
(d) She constructs an umbrella to shield herself from the sun.

7. What catches the attention of the otters to make them come near to Roz?
(a) The smashed robot parts glinting in the sun.
(b) The wet rocks sparkling in the sun.
(c) The sound of Roz telling them her name.
(d) The glowing light coming from Roz's crate.

8. When Roz begins to understand how the deer speak, what does she say about their speech?
(a) That they use such quiet voices that she does not understand how they hear one another.
(b) That they speak a different language than the elk.
(c) That the adults use one pattern of speech and the fawns use another.
(d) That they mostly use their bodies to speak.

9. When Roz encounters an old goose, what is the first question she asks the goose?
(a) "What can I feed this gosling?"
(b) "Will you take the gosling?"
(c) "What shall I name this gosling?"
(d) "Why is this gosling so noisy?"

10. What are the first words Roz speaks to the animals in her own language?
(a) "Hello, my name is Roz."
(b) "Why are you afraid?"
(c) "Pleased to meet you."
(d) "I am a ROZZUM unit."

11. What constitutes Roz's version of sleep?
(a) She sings lullabies to herself.
(b) She stands motionless, thinking about her goals for the next day.
(c) She switches off her nonessential programs.
(d) She lies on the ground and looks up at the stars.

12. When the owl refuses Roz's first request of the island's animals, what does he give as his reason?
(a) He believes her request is a trick to get them to be her friends.
(b) He is afraid he will be eaten.
(c) She does not seem to need any survival techniques.
(d) She seems unnatural to him.

13. Before all of the animals discover Roz's presence by detecting her camouflaged body, what insects do notice her?
(a) The mosquitos.
(b) The bees.
(c) The stick insects.
(d) The crane flies.

14. What happens to make Roz feel unsafe on the mountaintop she has chosen?
(a) A family of eagles begins to attack her.
(b) A volcano erupts.
(c) The sun shines down too brightly and begins to fade her metal.
(d) A storm causes a mudslide.

15. As Roz descends from the mountaintop, what causes a clanging sound?
(a) A foghorn from a ship in the distance.
(b) Her robot feet slipping on the wet rocks.
(c) Acorns being thrown by squirrels bouncing off her body.
(d) Raindrops hitting her body.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roz say to her pursuers when they threaten her?

2. When Roz begins to clean off the sticky substance, what happens to thwart her efforts?

3. What new place does Roz spot that looks like a perfect new place for her to stay?

4. What is one object that Roz does NOT use camouflage to resemble?

5. What strategy does Roz try first in order to escape the inhabitants of her chosen home?

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