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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of bird does Roz see circling above the foothills?
(a) Eagles.
(b) Vultures.
(c) Robins.
(d) Hawks.

3. How many geese does Roz accidentally kill when she slides down the cliff in the rainstorm?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

4. 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 headlights.
(b) Her distance calculator.
(c) Her night vision feature.
(d) Her wheels.

5. What is the first pseudo-emotion that Roz feels upon her activation?
(a) Anger.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Curiosity.

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

7. What strategy does Roz use that works to drive her pursuers away?
(a) She asks the beavers if she can hide in their lodge.
(b) She jumps into the ocean and swims out of reach.
(c) She camouflages herself with moss.
(d) She jumps into a tree and shakes pinecones down onto their heads.

8. What is the first request Roz makes of the animals?
(a) She wants them to teach her their survival techniques.
(b) She wants them to build her a house.
(c) She wants them to bend her arm back into its rightful shape.
(d) She wants them to be nice to her.

9. How many crates of robots are there in total?
(a) Dozens.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) Scores.
(d) Thousands.

10. What is the problem when Roz's tries to live in a cave?
(a) It is already inhabited by bears.
(b) It is already inhabited by skunks.
(c) It is already inhabited by fish.
(d) It is already inhabited by porcupines.

11. After the very first time Roz experiences a fall, what does she do immediately afterward?
(a) She deactivates herself.
(b) She jumps into a tree and starts to swing from branch to branch rather than walking.
(c) She lies down to recuperate.
(d) She cleans herself.

12. Why does Loudwing send Roz to speak to Mr. Beaver?
(a) So he can carve a bed out of wood for Brightbill to sleep in.
(b) So he can tell her how to raise an orphan.
(c) So he can build her a shelter for Brightbill.
(d) So he can use his tail to grind corn that Brightbill can eat.

13. While Roz finishes activating, she explains what she will do when she is not needed. What does she say she will do?
(a) Build a second robot to keep her company.
(b) Stay out of the way.
(c) Climb back into her crate.
(d) Turn herself off.

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

15. 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 his own mother should help Roz since she is such a good mother to him.
(c) That it will be very difficult for her to learn how to be a mother.
(d) That he does not see how the gosling can survive with Roz as his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fink the fox makes a request of Roz. What does he ask of her?

2. When a voice emerges from the goose egg, saying, "Mama! Mama!" how does Roz at first reply?

3. What does Loudwing tell Roz she will have to do if she wants the gosling to survive?

4. When Roz encounters the inhabitants of her new choice of home, what does she shout to them?

5. For one hour each day at dawn, all animals are safe because of their agreed-upon lack of hunting during this time. What is this hour called?

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