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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the deer family get in return for Tawny's help in constructing the garden?
(a) Roz sends Brightbill over to play with Tawny's fawns to keep them busy.
(b) Her family gets to feed there each evening.
(c) Roz babysits Tawny's fawns whenever she wants.
(d) Roz helps to clean off the buck's velvet during the appropriate season.

2. What material does Mr. Beaver use to construct a new foot for Roz?
(a) Dead robot parts.
(b) Stone.
(c) Wood.
(d) Pressed flowers.

3. What reason does Roz give for being worried about the flock of geese?
(a) She is worried that they will like their destination better than they like the island.
(b) She is worried that they may get lost.
(c) She is worried that Longneck is too old to be leading the flock.
(d) She is worried that they might be able to handle the icy weather.

4. For the first several weeks after Brightbill's departure, Roz spends her time in one particular way. What does she do?
(a) She gathers firewood.
(b) She climbs trees.
(c) She works to invent a flying machine.
(d) She goes into hibernation mode.

5. When Brightbill begins to speak to everyone who will listen, what does he say at the start of each conversation?
(a) "How are you today?"
(b) "Want to play?"
(c) "My mom is Roz."
(d) "Hello, my name is Brightbill."

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Roz find out why Rockmouth is so angry?

2. Brightbill is different in one way from the other goslings his age. What is that difference?

3. When autumn arrives and the animals begin to prepare for winter, the scaly animals look for new home and the feather animals grow more feathers. What do the furry animals do?

4. Who teaches the goslings in their new skill lessons for the celebrated day?

5. What specific speech pattern does Chitchat use whenever she speaks?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the animals unsure if they want another lodge after one of them burns down?

2. What is the significance of the revelation that among the migratory birds who will have to leave the island are the geese?

3. What methods does Brightbill use to become an excellent flier?

4. What kinds of sensory details does the author use to describe autumn?

5. What does Roz do when she discovers that the harsh winter conditions have killed many of the island's creatures while she has been hibernating?

6. Why does Brightbill become a target of teasing for the other goslings?

7. What does Brightbill say his feelings are about leaving for the migration just before his departure?

8. What does Roz say about the universe when Chitchat asks about it during one of their stargazing sessions?

9. How does Roz feel about the relationship between Brightbill and Chitchat?

10. What is the significance of the old routine to which Brightbill and Roz return the night before he leaves for the migration?

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