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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Roz to propose a perpetual truce within the Nest?
(a) Swooper suggests it to her.
(b) She looks around and sees predators lying with prey but wonders how long the peace can last.
(c) She notices that everyone's hunger is growing.
(d) After a fox eats a hare right in front of the fire, she worries that more deaths will occur in the Nest.

2. What does Brightbill say when Roz asks him why he has not yet visited the robot graveyard?
(a) He says that Roz had told him not to go, so he had wanted to obey.
(b) He says that he had changed his mind about wanting to see the dead robots.
(c) He says that he had gotten nervous and had wanted Roz to go with him.
(d) He says that the cliff was too steep for him.

3. What advice does Loudwing give to Roz about Brightbill's recent bad behavior?
(a) She tells Roz to forget about it.
(b) She tells Roz that it is natural for adolescents to be moody and that he just needs to be alone for a while.
(c) She tells Roz that she must punish Brightbill for his behavior.
(d) She tells Roz that she should go ask Swooper for advice about what to do.

4. What reason does Roz give Brightbill for wanting to wait to show him the robot graveyard?
(a) She says that she is not ready to see the dead robots.
(b) She says he is too young to see dead robots.
(c) She says the dead robots are covered in snow, so they will have to wait until spring.
(d) She says if they wait for the sun to warm the robot parts over a series of days, some of them may still be operative.

5. What pseudo-feeling does Roz experience when she watches Brightbill practice his new skill?
(a) Worry.
(b) Gratitude.
(c) Pride.
(d) Anticipation.

6. Before plants are installed in the garden, what favor does Tawny ask of the neighbors?
(a) To leave their droppings on the garden.
(b) To install an irrigation system using the river as the source of the water.
(c) To gather seeds from the forest.
(d) To aerate the soil but digging their claws and hooves into it.

7. What does Brightbill do when Roz forbids him to see the robot graveyard?
(a) He cries.
(b) He throws a temper tantrum, beating his wings furiously.
(c) He refuses to speak to Roz for several days.
(d) He flies there anyway.

8. Brightbill is different in one way from the other goslings his age. What is that difference?
(a) He is not as skilled at flying as other goslings his age.
(b) He is smaller than other goslings his age.
(c) He is slower at swimming than other goslings his age.
(d) His beak is shorter than other goslings his age.

9. Who saves the baby hare trapped in the fire within the second lodge?
(a) Broadfoot.
(b) Chitchat.
(c) Swooper.
(d) Roz.

10. What pseudo-emotion does Roz feel about the friendship between Brightbill and Chitchat?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Annoyance.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Protectiveness.

11. What reason does Mr. Beaver give for his suggestion that Roz build a garden near her new lodge?
(a) It will make her shelter feel more homey.
(b) It will attract neighbors and will help Roz make friends.
(c) It will give her something to do.
(d) It will help her feed Brightbill.

12. What is the name for a squirrel nest?
(a) A barringer.
(b) A den.
(c) A drey.
(d) A burrow.

13. What is NOT one safety feature added to the rebuilt lodge?
(a) A moat around the lodge.
(b) A deeper fire pit.
(c) A taller ceiling.
(d) A supply of water for emergencies.

14. What materials does Roz use to patch the hole that has developed in the roof of the Nest?
(a) Rope, branches, and robot parts.
(b) Honey, tar, and feathers.
(c) Branches, mud, and leaves.
(d) Mud, seashells, and twigs.

15. What is Roz's reply when Brightbill asks if he can stay on the island with Roz rather than migrating with the other geese?
(a) She says she does not think that is a good idea and that she thinks he should migrate with the flock.
(b) She says that she will ask Loudwing.
(c) She says that he will die if he stays.
(d) She says that if he can get five other geese to agree to stay as well, that Roz will let Brightbill stay.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brightbill's first lengthy bout of flying is over, he is tired and pleased, but expresses one regret. What is that regret?

2. When Brightbill begins to speak to everyone who will listen, what does he say at the start of each conversation?

3. What happens when Roz and Brightbill get so curious about Roz's button that they press it?

4. When Longneck ask if anyone has questions before the geese begin their journey, what does Roz ask?

5. According to the narrator, what good comes from the deaths of the animals who have frozen over the winter?

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