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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 material does Mr. Beaver use to construct a new foot for Roz?

2. Which animal does Rockfish the pike grab by the tail, causing the animal to call for help?

3. Where is Brightbill's favorite place to fly?

4. What causes Roz to propose a perpetual truce within the Nest?

5. What does Roz decide to do when she realizes that the Nest is at its capacity?

Short Essay Questions

1. What feelings does Brightbill express when he calls his family a strange one?

2. What one regret does Brightbill express surrounding his ability to fly?

3. What unusual sight do Roz and Brightbill see one day during one of Brightbill's practice flight sessions on the ridge?

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

5. What does Crag the turtle reveal about the environmental observations he has made over the years?

6. How does a community effort result in a drastic reduction of any further freezing deaths that winter?

7. 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?

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

9. What is significant about the events that transpire on Swimming Day?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the author's message regarding the feminine identity and motherhood? Prove your claim with concrete details from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of the final party Roz throws the night before the RECOs arrive on the island. What theme is most prominent within the author's relation of this event and what is his message regarding this theme? Choose concrete details from the novel to support your claim.

Essay Topic 3

Choose another book or movie that depicts the conflict between nature and technology, contrasting its message with the message put forth by The Wild Robot. Use concrete details from both sources in order to prove your claim.

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