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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. Why is it impossible for Roz to participate in the following day's occasion with Brightbill?

3. What reason does Mr. Beaver give for his suggestion that Roz build a garden near her new lodge?

4. Before plants are installed in the garden, what favor does Tawny ask of the neighbors?

5. What does Roz tell Chitchat when she asks the meaning of the word "celestial"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When Brightbill asks about his birth mother, what does he say after Roz reveals the truth?

6. 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?

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

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

9. What benefits does the garden provide to the island community?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What purpose do the darker events in the novel, such as the shooting of Longneck, the freezing deaths of many animals, and the burning of the lodge, serve in the context of its larger message? Use concrete details from some of these scenes to support your claim.

Essay Topic 2

Epistemology is a branch of philosophy concerned with the study of knowledge. Choose a concept from the basic tenets of epistemology and create a claim applying this concept to the novel. Prove your claim with both concrete details from the novel and concrete details from your research regarding epistemology.

Essay Topic 3

What is the author's message regarding altruism and how does he use the events of the novel to shape that message? Provide concrete details to substantiate your claim.

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