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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the camouflaged creature and Roz do when they encounter one another?
(a) They run away from one another.
(b) They scamper around in a tree together.
(c) They sit and stare at one another for a long time.
(d) They circle one another.

2. From what creature does Roz learn the value of camouflage?
(a) A butterfly.
(b) A stick insect.
(c) A chameleon.
(d) A firefly.

3. What do the otters do when Roz emerges from her crate?
(a) They introduce themselves to her.
(b) They run away and jump into the ocean.
(c) They hide behind the rocks and watch her.
(d) They throw robot parts at her.

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

5. After camouflaging herself for the first time, where does Roz settle in?
(a) On the riverbank.
(b) Among the swamp grasses.
(c) Among some rocks.
(d) In a cave.

6. What is the one thing Roz DOES know at the time she realizes she is on an island?
(a) The ship she had been on sank in a hurricane.
(b) She is home.
(c) She had washed ashore in a crate.
(d) She had been built in a factory.

7. How do the otters accidentally activate Roz?
(a) By turning her toward the sun.
(b) By tipping the crate over.
(c) By pushing a button on the back of her head.
(d) By squealing at a particular frequency.

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

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

10. When a voice emerges from the goose egg, saying, "Mama! Mama!" how does Roz at first reply?
(a) "I am not your mother."
(b) "What kinds of things do mothers do?"
(c) "I killed your mother."
(d) "What is a mama?"

11. Before Roz leaves the camouflaged creature, she speaks to it. What does she say?
(a) "See you later."
(b) "Be at peace."
(c) "Let's meet again soon."
(d) "Thank you."

12. What does Mr. and Mrs. Beaver's son Paddler say about Roz taking on the role of Brightbill's mother?
(a) That she is a very good robot for taking care of Brightbill.
(b) That it will be very difficult for her to learn how to be a mother.
(c) That his own mother should help Roz since she is such a good mother to him.
(d) That he does not see how the gosling can survive with Roz as his mother.

13. During the first dawn meeting described by the narrator, who leads the meeting?
(a) Woody the woodchuck.
(b) Muddy the mudskipper.
(c) Swooper the owl.
(d) Chitchat the squirrel.

14. What happens to get Roz's body sticky?
(a) Honey from a bee hive falls onto her.
(b) She falls into a tarpit.
(c) She steps on a banana slug.
(d) Tree resin falls onto her.

15. When Roz is observing the processes of childbirth and rearing, what species does she NOT observe?
(a) A gosling.
(b) A deer.
(c) A chick.
(d) A snake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What catches the attention of the otters to make them come near to Roz?

2. Why does Loudwing send Roz to speak to Mr. Beaver?

3. When the bird makes noises at Roz, what does she say to the bird?

4. What are the first words Roz speaks to the animals in her own language?

5. What does Roz do to survive the threat she encounters on the mountaintop?

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