View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound always makes Brightbill fall fast asleep?
(a) The sound of rain.
(b) The sound of ocean waves.
(c) The sound of thunder.
(d) The sound of chirping magpies.

2. When the second lodge catches on fire, what does Broadfoot say is the cause?
(a) The lodge has been struck by lightning.
(b) The animals have put too many logs in the fire pit.
(c) The animals have stacked the kindling too close to the fire pit.
(d) The animals have added sap to the fire.

3. When Brightbill asks Roz if she will ever die, what is her reply?
(a) "I would never leave you."
(b) "Only after you do."
(c) "Never."
(d) "I think so."

4. What causes a panic in the pond while the goslings are swimming?
(a) A thunder and lightning storm suddenly approaches.
(b) Brightbill tells the other goslings he is going to beat them up.
(c) A school of piranha approach the group of goslings.
(d) Rockfish the pike starts to attack the goslings.

5. What reason does Roz give Brightbill for wanting to wait to show him the robot graveyard?
(a) She says he is too young to see dead robots.
(b) 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.
(c) She says that she is not ready to see the dead robots.
(d) She says the dead robots are covered in snow, so they will have to wait until spring.

6. What words does Brightbill speak after the first time he flies?
(a) "Can I fly across the ocean now?"
(b) "I want to do it again!"
(c) "What can I learn next?"
(d) "I'm a natural!"

7. What method does Brightbill use to become a truly excellent flier?
(a) He practices every minute of every day and sometimes even at night.
(b) He puts to use Roz's analysis of flight techniques.
(c) He watches how hawks and owls and sparrows and vultures move through the air.
(d) He moves through a series of air exercises each day.

8. When Loudwing visits the garden, what occasion does she tell Roz is the following day?
(a) Climbing Day.
(b) Swimming Day.
(c) Flying Day.
(d) Jumping Day.

9. What specific speech pattern does Chitchat use whenever she speaks?
(a) A stutter.
(b) Run-on sentences.
(c) A lisp.
(d) Pig Latin.

10. Which animal does Rockfish the pike grab by the tail, causing the animal to call for help?
(a) Tawny.
(b) Brightbill.
(c) Digdown.
(d) Paddler.

11. After Roz fixes the hole in the roof of the Nest, she shouts something out into the night. What does she shout?
(a) She shouts to the island's animals that the geese will be returning from their migration the following day.
(b) She shouts to the island's animals that they do not have to freeze, for they are welcome in her warm lodge.
(c) She shouts to the island's animals that there will be a mass funeral the following day.
(d) She shouts that she is lonely.

12. When autumn arrives and the animals begin to prepare for winter, the scaly animals look for new home and the feather animals grow more feathers. What do the furry animals do?
(a) They grow more fur.
(b) They gather food for storing.
(c) They swim in the cold water once a day to begin acclimating to the coming cold temperatures.
(d) They rush to build warmer homes.

13. How old is Chitchat when Brightbill first meets her?
(a) One year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Twelve and a half weeks.
(d) Six months.

14. Why are the otters no longer afraid of Roz when they encounter her again near the robot graveyard?
(a) They have heard that Roz is friendly and that she has adopted a gosling.
(b) Roz makes an effort this time to show them her peaceful intentions.
(c) They have seen other robots since then and have come to no harm.
(d) They see that Roz is accompanied by a goose, so they assume she will not hurt animals.

15. After others sharing what they think Roz's purpose is, she says that perhaps she does know what her purpose is. What does she say she thinks her purpose may be?
(a) To be a good mother to Brightbill.
(b) To serve humans.
(c) To love everyone.
(d) To help others.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first freezing animal who comes to join Roz in her newly repaired lodge?

2. Why is it impossible for Roz to participate in the following day's occasion with Brightbill?

3. What method does Roz use in order to determine if the pond is safe to cross?

4. The night before the migration of the geese, what old routine do Roz and Brightbill return to?

5. What reason does Roz give for telling the animals to be careful around fire?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 918 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample