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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) In a cave.
(b) Among the swamp grasses.
(c) On the riverbank.
(d) Among some rocks.

2. What is the first selfless act Roz performs that begins to end her period of alienation?
(a) She builds a fire inside the beavers' dam.
(b) She cleans the mud from the outside of the bees' hive.
(c) She builds a new nest for Swooper the owl.
(d) She pulls porcupine quills from Fink the fox's face.

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

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

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

6. How does Roz get out of her crate?
(a) She pulls it apart herself.
(b) The otters smash it onto the rocks below so she can escape.
(c) The bears come rake the crate with their claws to create holes.
(d) She pushes a button on the inside of the crate and it disintegrates.

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

8. 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) Turn herself off.
(d) Climb back into her crate.

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

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

11. Why does Roz's first choice of escape strategy from the cave fail?
(a) Her jumping mechanism fails.
(b) Her pursuers are used to finding camouflaged prey.
(c) She is slower than her pursuers.
(d) Her hands are not effective at digging.

12. What does Loudwing tell Roz she will have to do if she wants the gosling to survive?
(a) Act like his mother.
(b) Keep him away from the foxes.
(c) Give him a name.
(d) Build him a nest in a tree.

13. What is the setting for the beginning of the novel?
(a) The greenhouse.
(b) The lodge.
(c) The cliffside.
(d) The ocean.

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

15. What objects begin to fall from the trees, annoying Roz and causing her to look for a new place to stay?
(a) Tree branches.
(b) Acorns.
(c) Pinecones.
(d) Leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method does the bird finally use to drive Roz away from its nest?

2. What sound do Roz's pursuers hear that makes them leave her?

3. What is the problem when Roz's tries to live in a cave?

4. What happens to make Roz feel unsafe on the mountaintop she has chosen?

5. What is the first pseudo-emotion that Roz feels upon her activation?

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