The Wild Robot Chapters Twenty-One to Thirty

In chapter 25, which word best describes Fink's behavior toward Roz?

• untrustworthy

• friendly

• mean

• angry

How did Pinktail's (the opossum) opinion of Roz change in chapter 26?

• At first he was scared, then he was friendly.

• At first he was angry, then he was happy.

• At first he was happy to see him, then he was sad.

What does Loudwing name the baby gosling?

• Brightbill

• Downwing

• Roundbill

Why is Loudwing concerned about the baby gosling?

• he is an orphan

• he is not from the island

• he is a runt

What is the meaning of the word agony?

The robot started to tug on a quill, but it snapped off in her fingers. Fink yelped and said, “Pinch it closer to the skin!”

So Roz pinched the broken quill closer to the skin, and then, very slowly, she pulled it out. The fox winced in pain and said through his teeth, “Please, Roz, pull them out faster. This is agony!”

• tired, sleepy

• energetic, playful

• suffering, pain

• sad, gloomy

What is the meaning of the word delicately?

The robot walked on through the misty forest for a long time, until she wasstanding beneath a sprawling oak tree. Roz placed the egg on a pad of moss.Then she snatched grass and twigs from the ground and delicately wove them together to make a little nest. She placed the egg inside the nest, placed thenest on her flat shoulder, and climbed up into the branches.

• carefully

• playfully

• quickly

• foolishly

What is the meaning of the word nocturnal?

“So, you are an opossum.” Roz’s computer brain quickly retrieved any information it had on opossums. “You are a marsupial, and are nocturnal, and are known for mimicking the appearance and smell of dead animals when threatened.”

• happening during the day

• happening at night

• happening only in the summer

• happening only in the fall

Animals have all different ways of protecting themselves. In chapter 26, Roz learned that an opossum will ______ when a predator is near.

• do nothing

• strike back with sharp claws

• run off as fast as they can

• play dead and give off a terrible odor

What animal was trying to eat Pinktail (opossum) in chapter 26?

• fox

• badger

• goose

• bear

Who does Loudwing suggest that Roz visit to help him build a home?

• beaver

• bear

• fox

• owl