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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. Why are even the animals who hibernate in danger during this winter?
2. What is NOT one safety feature added to the rebuilt lodge?
3. What does Brightbill tell Chitchat that makes her speechless?
4. What does Chitchat tell Brightbill on the day of migration that makes him smile?
5. What sound always makes Brightbill fall fast asleep?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why are the animals unsure if they want another lodge after one of them burns down?
2. 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?
3. What happens to cause Loudwing's advice to Roz that she let Brightbill cool off and have some time alone since youngsters of his age tend to be moody?
4. How does Roz feel about the relationship between Brightbill and Chitchat?
5. What does Brightbill say his feelings are about leaving for the migration just before his departure?
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. What does Roz say about the universe when Chitchat asks about it during one of their stargazing sessions?
8. How does Brightbill's curiosity influence his behavior?
9. What methods does Brightbill use to become an excellent flier?
10. Why does Brightbill become a target of teasing for the other goslings?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What strategies does the author use in order to communicate Roz's emotions to the reader even when the narrator is simultaneously insisting that Roz cannot feel emotion due to her status as a robot? How is the use of these strategies crucial to the success of the author's message reaching the reader? Choose concrete details from the novel to support your claim.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
How is the theme of sacrifice addressed within the novel and what is the author's message regarding this theme? Prove your claim with concrete details from the novel.
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