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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 does Roz tell Chitchat when she asks the meaning of the word "celestial"?
(a) "Celestial means having a certain measure of grace."
(b) "Celestial means something that is in outer space."
(c) "Celestial means something that hangs in the air."
(d) "Celestial means carrying the characteristics of a cell."

2. What does Brightbill do when Roz forbids him to see the robot graveyard?
(a) He flies there anyway.
(b) He throws a temper tantrum, beating his wings furiously.
(c) He refuses to speak to Roz for several days.
(d) He cries.

3. When Roz finds out that Rockmouth has been angry due to the beaver dam blocking him from his river home, what does she do?
(a) Tells him to adapt to his new surroundings and to stop trying to hurt other animals.
(b) Builds him his own special pond.
(c) Smashes the beaver dam.
(d) Transports him back to his river home.

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

5. Once Roz and Brightbill and Chitchat makes friends with all of the creatures of the forest, what is the one type of creature they still view as dangerous to them?
(a) Bears.
(b) Piranha.
(c) Vultures.
(d) Deer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roz do while her guests are asleep in the Nest each night?

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

3. What is NOT an event Brightbill tells within the long story of the migration when he returns?

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

5. What does the deer family get in return for Tawny's help in constructing the garden?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Brightbill asks if he can skip migration and instead remain on the island with Roz during the winter, Roz says she does not think that is a good idea and that he should migrate with the flock. What are the reasons behind this pronouncement?

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

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

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

6. What is significant about the events that transpire on Swimming Day?

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

8. When Brightbill asks about his birth mother, what does he say after Roz reveals the truth?

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

10. When Roz and Brightbill decide they can no longer stand wondering about what will happen when they press Roz's deactivation button and they press it, what happens?

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