The Wild Robot

Why is Mr. Beaver initially reluctant to help Roz build a lodge?

• He dislikes robots and does not trust Roz's intentions.

• He is stubborn and wants Roz to bring him trees first.

• He thinks the site chosen by Roz is unsuitable.

• He is busy repairing the dam after a storm.

How does the author use the idea of 'programming' in Roz to explore the theme of what it means to be alive?

• By demonstrating that machines have no purpose in natural environments.

• By comparing Roz's programming to animal instinct, showing both are driven by survival.

• By depicting Roz as unable to change her behavior, unlike animals.

• By suggesting robots can only act with human supervision.

In what way does the author challenge conventional views of civilization versus wilderness in The Wild Robot?

• By presenting the wild as preferable to the mechanized harshness of civilization.

• By arguing that civilization ensures fairness and security for all.

• By showing Roz transforming animals to act like robots.

• By portraying technological progress and unambiguously beneficial.

In what way does the animal community's coordination against the RECOS differ from the RECOS' own operational strategy?

• The RECOS make use of animal helpers to achieve their goals.

• The animals rely on improvisation, teamwork, and unpredictability, while RECOS depend on rigid programming.

• Both groups use coordinated, hierarchical battle plans.

• Only the animal plans are eventually foiled due to poor communication.

What do the animals initially think Roz is when they first see her?

• They believe she is an animal spirit.

• They believe she is a new kind of tree.

• They call her a monster.

• They think she is a sea creature washed ashore.

Analyze how Roz's relationship with the animal community changes after the harsh winter.

• She becomes fully accepted through acts of compassion, transcending her initial outsider status.

• She is avoided for interfering with the natural order.

• She chooses to isolate herself more to protect the others.

• She becomes feared due to her use of fire and technology.

How does Brightbill demonstrate by the story's end?

• He confronts humans to demand Roz's freedom.

• He decides to never return to the island after migration.

• He becomes a leader of the migrating flock and accepts Roz's necessary departure.

• He refuses to include other geese in the flock's decisions.

How does the social structure among the animals shift as Roz becomes a community member?

• Only nocturnal animals interact with Roz willingly.

• Her presence divides the animals by species.

• Predators refuse to accept Roz and exclude her from the truce.

• Predators and prey collaborate to survive and maintain lodge truces.

Who does Brightbill befriend who becomes his closest companion aside from Roz?

• Paddler the beaver

• Chitchat the squirrel

• Nettle the bear

• Longneck the goose

What event leads to Roz becoming Stranded on the island?

• A robot malfunction causes her to wander off.

• She is exiled by other robots.

• A cargo ship sinks in a hurricane.

• She escapes from a laboratory on the mainland.