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ABOUT THE BOOK
NO SPOILERSWhen a cargo ship sinks in a hurricane, five crates wash up on a remote wild island, and only one robot survives the crash. Her name is Roz, ROZZUM unit 7134, and she wakes up in an unfamiliar wilderness with no task to complete and no idea how she got there. The animals fear her, the forest batters her, and she does not yet speak their language. As she works to understand the island and its creatures, an accident leaves her responsible for a single orphaned goose egg, setting her on a path she could never have been programmed for.
Free Battle of the Books questions for The Wild Robot
SPOILERSEvery one of these has the same answer, and that is the point. In a real battle the question is read aloud with a dozen other books in play, and students have a few seconds to place it. Here is what a battle might ask about The Wild Robot. Use them as a quiz, a trivia round, or BOTB practice.
Where in the book they come from
- Early in the book
In what book does the main character say, "Hello, I am ROZZUM unit 7134, but you may call me Roz"?
✓ Answer
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
These are Roz's very first words after the otters activate her. Her automatic introduction explains that she can move, communicate, learn, and complete any task assigned to her.
- First half
In what book does a beaver help build a dome shaped home called the Nest beside a pond?
✓ Answer
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
Mr. Beaver agrees to help Roz build a home in exchange for freshly cut trees. The resulting lodge resembles a beaver lodge but is larger, with a fire pit in the center, and is named the Nest because Brightbill is a bird.
- First half
In what book does the main character teach her son to fly by angling his wings into the wind?
✓ Answer
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
Up on the western ridge, Roz coaches her son by pointing out a soaring seagull's small wing adjustments. Brightbill keeps hopping onto a rock and tipping into the grass until at last he really soars and squeaks that he is a natural.
- Second half
In what book does the heroine call out, "Animals of the island! You do not have to freeze!"?
✓ Answer
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
Roz calls out into the freezing night after seeing the corpses of small animals in the snow. Her invitation soon brings every kind of creature crawling into the lodge for warmth.
- Second half
In what book does the heroine carry an angry fish through the forest in a wooden barrel?
✓ Answer
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
To return Rockmouth to the river, the heroine needs a container she can fill with water. The beavers carve a barrel, and she walks the pike across the meadow to the nearest bend in the river.
- Near the end
In what book does a bull moose named Broadfoot kick a metal hunter's head until it breaks off?
✓ Answer
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
After birds blind RECO 3 with droppings, Broadfoot stands in his path and kicks with powerful hind legs. He pounds the hunter's head until it breaks loose and squelches into the muck.
