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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 does Mrs. Beaver suggest Roz do with Rockfish?
2. What does Brightbill's yellow fluff turn into when he moves out of childhood?
3. When Digdown gives a speech one night, he says that if he could live his life all over again, he would spend more time doing a certain activity. What is that activity?
4. When Brightbill begins to speak to everyone who will listen, what does he say at the start of each conversation?
5. Why is it impossible for Roz to participate in the following day's occasion with Brightbill?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of the revelation that among the migratory birds who will have to leave the island are the geese?
2. How does a community effort result in a drastic reduction of any further freezing deaths that winter?
3. Why are the animals unsure if they want another lodge after one of them burns down?
4. What is significant about the events that transpire on Swimming Day?
5. What does Roz say about the universe when Chitchat asks about it during one of their stargazing sessions?
6. 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?
7. Why does Brightbill become a target of teasing for the other goslings?
8. How does Brightbill's curiosity influence his behavior?
9. What is the effect of Roz's line at the end of Chapter 52 when she asks, "How bad could winter be?"
10. What does Crag the turtle reveal about the environmental observations he has made over the years?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What purpose do the darker events in the novel, such as the shooting of Longneck, the freezing deaths of many animals, and the burning of the lodge, serve in the context of its larger message? Use concrete details from some of these scenes to support your claim.
Essay Topic 3
Find instances of foreshadowing within the novel and create a claim stating what overall purpose the literary device of foreshadowing serves in relation to the author's intended effects on the reader. Use concrete details from each instance to prove your larger claim about foreshadowing.
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