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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Brightbill's favorite place to fly?
(a) Above the Great Meadow.
(b) Up on the grassy ridge.
(c) Above the robot graveyard.
(d) Over the ocean.

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

3. What does Roz decide to do when she realizes that the Nest is at its capacity?
(a) She leaves the Nest to make room for more animals.
(b) She sets a rotating schedule of who can stay in the lodge which night of the week.
(c) She decides to build a greater number of lodges.
(d) She adds a second story to the Nest.

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

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

6. The night before the migration of the geese, what old routine do Roz and Brightbill return to?
(a) Brightbill sleeps outside while Roz stays in by the fire.
(b) Brightbill crawls into Roz's arms and she rocks him to sleep.
(c) Roz keeps watch outside while Brightbill stays in by the fire.
(d) Brightbill wakes up every hour and asks Roz for a drink of water and a snack.

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

8. What happens when Roz and Brightbill get so curious about Roz's button that they press it?
(a) Nothing happens.
(b) She is temporarily unable to see, hear, or smell.
(c) She shuts down and restarts without incident.
(d) She shuts down but when she restarts, she is unable to speak the animals' languages.

9. What does Chitchat tell Brightbill on the day of migration that makes him smile?
(a) She says that she will miss him terribly.
(b) She says that she has been trying to grow wings so that she could join the migration.
(c) She says she will look after Roz for him.
(d) She says that she will think of new jokes while he is gone so she has a lot saved up for when he returns.

10. What is NOT an event Brightbill tells within the long story of the migration when he returns?
(a) The farmer's cat helping the geese sneak inside the warm greenhouse.
(b) The farmer's cat's murder of Longneck.
(c) The farmer's murder of Longneck.
(d) Meeting a pigeon named Graybeak who shows the geese the robots in the city.

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

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

13. When Digdown gives a speech one night, he says that if he could live his life all over again, he would spend more time doing a certain activity. What is that activity?
(a) Spending more time with his family.
(b) Swimming in the ocean.
(c) Spending more time by a warm fire.
(d) Helping others.

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

15. Who breaks off Roz's robot foot?
(a) Brightbill.
(b) Nettle.
(c) Swooper.
(d) Thorn.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What method does Brightbill use to become a truly excellent flier?

3. When the second lodge catches on fire, what does Broadfoot say is the cause?

4. When Roz finds out that Rockmouth has been angry due to the beaver dam blocking him from his river home, what does she do?

5. Who saves the baby hare trapped in the fire within the second lodge?

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