View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which animal does Rockfish the pike grab by the tail, causing the animal to call for help?
(a) Brightbill.
(b) Paddler.
(c) Tawny.
(d) Digdown.

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

3. What does Roz do while her guests are asleep in the Nest each night?
(a) She gathers food outside.
(b) She prepares creature comforts for Brightbill's return.
(c) She tends the fire.
(d) She shuts herself down.

4. What does Roz do when she sees Brightbill swallowing pebbles on the beach?
(a) She holds him upside down and hopes the pebbles will fall out of his mouth.
(b) She gives him cod liver oil in hopes that they will help him digest the pebbles.
(c) She tells him it is fine to eat pebbles because eating just a few will help him digest his food.
(d) She shakes him to see if she can hear the pebbles rattling around.

5. When asked about her purpose, what is Roz's immediate reply?
(a) She says that her purpose is to love.
(b) She says that she does not believe she has a purpose.
(c) She says that her purpose is to be Brightbill's mother.
(d) She says that her purpose is to be the best robot she can be.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brightbill begins to speak to everyone who will listen, what does he say at the start of each conversation?

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

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

4. What is NOT one safety feature added to the rebuilt lodge?

5. For the first several weeks after Brightbill's departure, Roz spends her time in one particular way. What does she do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Roz feel about the relationship between Brightbill and Chitchat?

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

10. 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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,172 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample