1. What reason does Roz give Brightbill for wanting to wait to show him the robot graveyard?
(a) She says that she is not ready to see the dead robots.
(b) She says the dead robots are covered in snow, so they will have to wait until spring.
(c) She says he is too young to see dead robots.
(d) She says if they wait for the sun to warm the robot parts over a series of days, some of them may still be operative.

2. What specific speech pattern does Chitchat use whenever she speaks?
(a) Pig Latin.
(b) A stutter.
(c) Run-on sentences.
(d) A lisp.

3. What does Mr. and Mrs. Beaver's son Paddler say about Roz taking on the role of Brightbill's mother?
(a) That he does not see how the gosling can survive with Roz as his mother.
(b) That she is a very good robot for taking care of Brightbill.
(c) That it will be very difficult for her to learn how to be a mother.
(d) That his own mother should help Roz since she is such a good mother to him.

4. Before plants are installed in the garden, what favor does Tawny ask of the neighbors?
(a) To gather seeds from the forest.
(b) To install an irrigation system using the river as the source of the water.
(c) To leave their droppings on the garden.
(d) To aerate the soil but digging their claws and hooves into it.

5. What does Roz tell Chitchat when she asks the meaning of the word "celestial"?
(a) "Celestial means carrying the characteristics of a cell."
(b) "Celestial means having a certain measure of grace."
(c) "Celestial means something that hangs in the air."
(d) "Celestial means something that is in outer space."

Short Answer Questions

1. Once Roz and Brightbill and Chitchat makes friends with all of the creatures of the forest, what is the one type of creature they still view as dangerous to them?

2. Which of Roz's robot tools does she use at first, but then turn off when she decides it is inappropriate in this environment?

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

4. What is the first element of bird life that Roz studies in order to understand the birds better?

5. What is the first request Roz makes of the animals?

(see the answer key)

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