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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Roz steps outside the nest and sees snow, she sees shapes underneath the snow. What do the shapes turn out to be?
(a) Other lodges.
(b) Snowdrifts.
(c) Frozen animal corpses.
(d) Bushes.

2. What does Brightbill tell Chitchat that makes her speechless?
(a) That he cannot understand her.
(b) That he thinks she has a nice bushy tail.
(c) That he wants to teach her how to build a fire.
(d) That he wants to be friends with her.

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

4. When Brightbill tells Roz that the other goslings have been making fun of him, what does he say their comments are about?
(a) They laugh at Brightbill for being an orphan.
(b) They laugh at Brightbill for having a monster mother.
(c) They laugh at Brightbill for saying hello to everyone he sees.
(d) They laugh at Brightbill for being a weak swimmer.

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

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

7. When Roz tells Brightbill about her winter, what is the one development during the winter that she says had surprised her the most?
(a) That the other animals had come to really like her.
(b) That she had lived through the winter.
(c) That the cold killed some of their animal friends.
(d) That she had nearly forgotten her worries about Brightbill.

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

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

10. 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 that she will ask Loudwing.
(b) She says that he will die if he stays.
(c) She says that if he can get five other geese to agree to stay as well, that Roz will let Brightbill stay.
(d) She says she does not think that is a good idea and that she thinks he should migrate with the flock.

11. What reason does Roz give for being worried about the flock of geese?
(a) She is worried that they will like their destination better than they like the island.
(b) She is worried that Longneck is too old to be leading the flock.
(c) She is worried that they might be able to handle the icy weather.
(d) She is worried that they may get lost.

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

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

14. What method does Roz use in order to determine if the pond is safe to cross?
(a) She chops a tree down and watches it bounce off the ice as it falls.
(b) She asks Broadfoot the moose to check if the ice is solid.
(c) She throws a heavy rock onto the ice and watches it bounce.
(d) She throws a torch onto the ice.

15. When Longneck ask if anyone has questions before the geese begin their journey, what does Roz ask?
(a) She asks how she is supposed to survive without her son.
(b) She asks if she can have one more hug from Brightbill.
(c) She asks where Brightbill should fly in the formation since he does not have other family members flying with him.
(d) She asks when the geese will return.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Roz and Brightbill have questions about the migration, to whom do they go for answers?

2. Which animal does Rockfish the pike grab by the tail, causing the animal to call for help?

3. What does Loudwing say when Roz asks her about Brightbill swallowing pebbles?

4. What specific speech pattern does Chitchat use whenever she speaks?

5. What does Brightbill do when Roz forbids him to see the robot graveyard?

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