The Wild Robot

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. What qualities best indicate that Roz may not be a typical robot?

A) She identifies the danger of being too close to water.

B) She is able to learn and adapt to her surroundings.

C) She gathers energy by charging in the sun.

D) She greets each of the animals she meets.

2. Why did the author choose to include a narrator in the novel?

A) The animals have little understanding of what Roz is and cannot provide these details.

B) There are no people on the island to describe important concepts to the reader.

C) Roz is unaware of her own origins and is unable to assess her own feelings.

D) The narrator provides details that may be difficult to convey without context.

3. What is the best word to describe Fink?

A) Opportunistic

B) Curious

C) Hungry

D) Cruel

4. How does Roz’s programming fail to protect her in some ways?

A) She isn’t waterproof, causing her to stay away from water.

B) She does not know how to connect with living creatures.

C) She is unable to use violence to protect herself.

D) She is not able to function outside of her intended programming.

5. What is the purpose of the narrator’s use of the qualifier “something like” in describing Roz’s feelings?

A) The qualifier is used to explain that Roz does not fully understand her emotions yet.

B) The narrator uses the qualifier to explain that Roz does not have human emotions.

C) The qualifier serves as a way to explore the impact of the animals on Roz.

D) The narrator does not want the reader to know Roz is capable of emotions.

6. Which statement is evidence of Roz’s transition into behaving as though she is alive?

A) She will not enter the water to rescue Brightbill.

B) She learns to camouflage herself for her own safety.

C) She throws pinecones at bears to keep them from attacking her.

D) She refuses to accompany the RECO machines to their airship.

7. Who becomes the catalyst for the change that occurs in the relationship between Roz and the animals?

A) Pinktail

B) Thorn

C) Mr. Beaver

D) Crownpoint

8. What does Roz compare her robot programming to?

A) Human behavior

B) Animal instincts

C) Mechanical function

D) Character qualities

9. What does the ship spotted in the ocean by Roz and Brightbill foreshadow?

A) The attack of the RECOS robots on the island.

B) The cold winter ahead for the animals.

C) Crag’s revelation of the island’s changes.

D) Brightbill’s migration into civilization.

10. What best explains why Roz’s camouflage outfit is significant at the party truce?

A) It displays her growth in character from her early days of camouflage.

B) It supports her intention to never leave the island.

C) It illustrates her desire to blend in with the animals.

D) It represents her assimilation into the wild nature of the island.

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. Is Roz a sentient being? Use examples from the novel to support your answer.

2. How has the relationship between the animals changed because of Roz?