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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. After Roz fixes the hole in the roof of the Nest, she shouts something out into the night. What does she shout?
(a) She shouts that she is lonely.
(b) She shouts to the island's animals that the geese will be returning from their migration the following day.
(c) She shouts to the island's animals that they do not have to freeze, for they are welcome in her warm lodge.
(d) She shouts to the island's animals that there will be a mass funeral the following day.

2. Who saves the baby hare trapped in the fire within the second lodge?
(a) Broadfoot.
(b) Chitchat.
(c) Roz.
(d) Swooper.

3. When Brightbill begins to speak to everyone who will listen, what does he say at the start of each conversation?
(a) "Hello, my name is Brightbill."
(b) "Want to play?"
(c) "My mom is Roz."
(d) "How are you today?"

4. Who saves Brightbill from the Rockfish's sharp teeth when Roz is unable to help him?
(a) Loudwing.
(b) Tawny.
(c) Swooper.
(d) Chitchat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first freezing animal who comes to join Roz in her newly repaired lodge?

2. How old is Crag the turtle?

3. What does Roz tell Chitchat when she asks the meaning of the word "celestial"?

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

5. What material does Mr. Beaver use to construct a new foot for Roz?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Brightbill say his feelings are about leaving for the migration just before his departure?

2. What does Crag the turtle reveal about the environmental observations he has made over the years?

3. What does Roz do when she discovers that the harsh winter conditions have killed many of the island's creatures while she has been hibernating?

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

5. 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?

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

7. What feelings does Brightbill express when he calls his family a strange one?

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

9. Why are the animals unsure if they want another lodge after one of them burns down?

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

(see the answer keys)

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