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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 method does Brightbill use to become a truly excellent flier?
2. What materials does Roz use to patch the hole that has developed in the roof of the Nest?
3. When Roz tells Brightbill about her winter, what is the one development during the winter that she says had surprised her the most?
4. What specific speech pattern does Chitchat use whenever she speaks?
5. Brightbill is different in one way from the other goslings his age. What is that difference?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the effect of Roz's line at the end of Chapter 52 when she asks, "How bad could winter be?"
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. What is the significance of the old routine to which Brightbill and Roz return the night before he leaves for the migration?
5. How does Roz feel about the relationship between Brightbill and Chitchat?
6. What one regret does Brightbill express surrounding his ability to fly?
7. What is the significance of the revelation that among the migratory birds who will have to leave the island are the geese?
8. What benefits does the garden provide to the island community?
9. When Brightbill asks about his birth mother, what does he say after Roz reveals the truth?
10. What methods does Brightbill use to become an excellent flier?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the author's message regarding the power of observation within the cycle of learning? Prove your claim using concrete details from the novel.
Essay Topic 2
What juxtaposition does the author create between the pastoral and the metropolitan and what message is ultimately sent regarding the conflict between these two elements? Use concrete details from the novel to prove your claim.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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