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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. Upon discovering one unharmed egg from the broken goose nest, what does Roz do?

2. What do the otters do when Roz emerges from her crate?

3. When Roz begins to clean off the sticky substance, what happens to thwart her efforts?

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

5. When Roz is observing the processes of childbirth and rearing, what species does she NOT observe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Roz's first major act in service of another creature?

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

3. What does Roz reveal about herself once she begins to speak after being activated?

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

5. How does Roz apply the lesson she learns from the stick insect?

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

7. How does Roz become activated once her crate arrives on shore?

8. Why are Roz's decisions about how to use her headlights in the wilderness significant to the story?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is The Wild Robot a fantasy novel or a science fiction novel? Prove your claim using genre characteristics accompanied by concrete details from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the narrator's use of the second person point of view helps to shape the impact of the novel. Include concrete details to support your claim.

Essay Topic 3

How does the author go about creating a robotic character with whom readers can identify? Use concrete details from the novel to support your points and to provide reasoning for your claim.

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