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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one thing Roz DOES know at the time she realizes she is on an island?

2. What two metamorphic processes does Roz watch happen during her camouflaged hiding?

3. What constitutes Roz's version of sleep?

4. Fink the fox makes a request of Roz. What does he ask of her?

5. How many geese does Roz accidentally kill when she slides down the cliff in the rainstorm?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Roz notices a particularly well-attended meeting in the Great Meadow one morning, what happens during the meeting?

2. When the bears growl menacingly at her, what is Roz's reply to them and why does this exchange fail to help the situation be resolved?

3. What lesson does Roz learn from the stick insect and how does she acknowledge his ability to help her?

4. What learned tactic does Roz apply to the situation with the bears?

5. What important element of Roz's programming does the reader learn about when she is unable to defend herself during the bear attack?

6. When the narrator shares that upon Roz's arrival on the island, she feels at home and feels that she belongs, what does he list among the facts of which Roz is unaware?

7. After Roz constructs a makeshift nest and climbs a tree, she watches a scene unfold below her and learns something from an opossum that directly informs her ideas about raising the goose inside the egg she has found. What does she learn and how does she apply that learning?

8. Besides informing her experience of motherhood, what other area of life does Pinktail's advice help Roz with?

9. What event occurs that is an impetus to ending Roz's loneliness and alienation?

10. How do the sounds that Roz makes contrast with the sounds already occurring within the forest prior to her arrival?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose another book or movie that depicts the conflict between nature and technology, contrasting its message with the message put forth by The Wild Robot. Use concrete details from both sources in order to prove your claim.

Essay Topic 2

The author of The Wild Robot cites his lifelong interest in the natural and environmental sciences as one source inspiration for his novel. Explain how these interests emerge throughout the novel and shape its message. Include concrete details to back up your claim.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the theme of technology versus nature shapes the author's message within the novel. Use concrete details from the novel to prove your claim.

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