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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 is NOT part of Roz's and Brightbill's nightly routine?
(a) Brightbill sleeps on the moss bench while Roz goes outside for a long nighttime walk.
(b) Roz tends the fire if it is cold and fans Brightbill if it is hot.
(c) Roz brings Brightbill food or water if he wakes up hungry or thirsty.
(d) Roz rocks Brightbill back to sleep if he has nightmares.

2. 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 wakes up every hour and asks Roz for a drink of water and a snack.
(c) Roz keeps watch outside while Brightbill stays in by the fire.
(d) Brightbill crawls into Roz's arms and she rocks him to sleep.

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

4. 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) Mud, seashells, and twigs.
(c) Branches, mud, and leaves.
(d) Honey, tar, and feathers.

5. What does the deer family get in return for Tawny's help in constructing the garden?
(a) Her family gets to feed there each evening.
(b) Roz helps to clean off the buck's velvet during the appropriate season.
(c) Roz babysits Tawny's fawns whenever she wants.
(d) Roz sends Brightbill over to play with Tawny's fawns to keep them busy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Roz give for being worried about the flock of geese?

2. What does Brightbill's yellow fluff turn into when he moves out of childhood?

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

4. What sound always makes Brightbill fall fast asleep?

5. What does Roz do when she sees Brightbill swallowing pebbles on the beach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Roz say about the universe when Chitchat asks about it during one of their stargazing sessions?

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

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

4. What methods does Brightbill use to become an excellent flier?

5. What is the effect of Roz's line at the end of Chapter 52 when she asks, "How bad could winter be?"

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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