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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. 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 she had lived through the winter.
(b) That the other animals had come to really like her.
(c) That the cold killed some of their animal friends.
(d) That she had nearly forgotten her worries about Brightbill.

5. What does Mrs. Beaver suggest Roz do with Rockfish?
(a) Fry him up for dinner.
(b) Toss him to the vultures.
(c) Trap him under the ice.
(d) Put him into a fishbowl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Roz give Brightbill for wanting to wait to show him the robot graveyard?

2. What causes Roz to propose a perpetual truce within the Nest?

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

4. What reason does Mr. Beaver give for his suggestion that Roz build a garden near her new lodge?

5. Who saves Brightbill from the Rockfish's sharp teeth when Roz is unable to help him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the revelation that among the migratory birds who will have to leave the island are the geese?

2. What benefits does the garden provide to the island community?

3. When Roz and Brightbill seek out Loudwing to tell them about migration, what does she report?

4. What kinds of sensory details does the author use to describe autumn?

5. What is the significance of the old routine to which Brightbill and Roz return the night before he leaves for the migration?

6. What unusual sight do Roz and Brightbill see one day during one of Brightbill's practice flight sessions on the ridge?

7. Why does Brightbill become a target of teasing for the other goslings?

8. How does Brightbill's curiosity influence his behavior?

9. How does a community effort result in a drastic reduction of any further freezing deaths that winter?

10. What happens to cause Loudwing's advice to Roz that she let Brightbill cool off and have some time alone since youngsters of his age tend to be moody?

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