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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once Roz and Mr. Beaver finish building a lodge for Roz and Brightbill, what does Roz name it?
(a) Streamcatcher.
(b) The Nest.
(c) The Lodge.
(d) Dreamsnatcher.

2. Fink the fox makes a request of Roz. What does he ask of her?
(a) He asks her to brush his coat.
(b) He asks her to build a fire in his den.
(c) He asks her to hunt for his breakfast.
(d) He asks her to go back to the robot graveyard from whence she came.

3. What method does the bird finally use to drive Roz away from its nest?
(a) It pecks at Roz.
(b) It gets other birds to join her in swooping around Roz's head.
(c) It splatters its droppings onto Roz.
(d) It sings a song because it knows Roz hates music.

4. 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 a tree and shakes pinecones down onto their heads.
(c) She camouflages herself with moss.
(d) She jumps into the ocean and swims out of reach.

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

6. 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.

7. What does Roz say to her pursuers when they threaten her?
(a) "Please go away."
(b) "What did I do?"
(c) "Why are you mad at me?"
(d) "I do not understand you."

8. 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 cleans herself.
(d) She lies down to recuperate.

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

10. What two metamorphic processes does Roz watch happen during her camouflaged hiding?
(a) Caterpillars becoming moths and tadpoles becoming frogs.
(b) Tadpoles becoming frogs and caterpillars becoming butterflies.
(c) Tadpoles becoming toads and moths becoming butterflies.
(d) Ducks becoming platypuses and tadpoles becoming frogs.

11. Upon discovering one unharmed egg from the broken goose nest, what does Roz do?
(a) She cooks it.
(b) She sets it back inside the splintered nest.
(c) She gives it to Fink the fox.
(d) She picks it up and cradles it in her hand.

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

13. After descending the mountain, what is the first thing Roz does?
(a) Looks for an energy source.
(b) Cleans herself.
(c) Looks for new friends.
(d) Fixes her broken foot.

14. Where do most of the island's residents gather during the hour of peace at dawn?
(a) On the Rocky Shore.
(b) In the Great Meadow.
(c) At the Y in the River.
(d) In the Flower Garden.

15. When asked where she has come from, what does Roz say?
(a) "I am from Cincinnati."
(b) "I am from LabTech Industries."
(c) "I come from here."
(d) "I am home now."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the setting for the beginning of the novel?

3. What type of bird does Roz see circling above the foothills?

4. When Roz is observing the processes of childbirth and rearing, what species does she NOT observe?

5. When Roz observes Pinktail the opossum play dead and evade a badger, what do Roz and Pinktail talk about once the badger leaves?

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