Characters
What is the farmer's name?
Mr. Shareef
This story begins in the ____.
City
What is Roz's new job?
Taking care of the farm, doing repairs, and taking care of the cows.
More help was coming. The other cows had finally found their courage, and the angry herd was on the march.
What is courage?
Bravery. To resist fear and take action.
What are farmer Mr. Shareef's children's names?
Jaya and Jad
Does this story take place in the past, present, or future? And how can you tell?
Future. Self driving cars, families with robots, trackers on robots, Rambler the trucks works on voice command
Why can't Roz easily leave the farm?
Her movements are tracked.
The children wandered out behind the farm buildings, through a clearing, and over to an old oak tree.
What is it to wander?
To walk or travel without a destination in mind
What is the first order Jaya gives to Roz when she meets her?
She orders Roz to do her homework.
Where is Roz's preferred place to stay at night?
In the barn with the cows instead of with the machines.
What dangers are there on the farm for the farm animals?
Wolves.
What is Roz's full name?
Rozzum Unit 7134
That night while everyone else was sleeping, Roz stayed up with her computer and researched sneaky subjects. She looked for diagrams of her own body, and for maps of the area.
What does it mean to do research?
To look for information; to investigate
Name any of the new farm animals that Roz has met.
Oscar the dog, Tess and Annabelle the cows, Lily the calf
Why is farm in such poor condition?
After Mr. Shareef's wife died, Mr. Shareef was also to weak to care for the far by himself.
How is Roz able to share with the children about her life on the island?
She tells stories but doesn't tell them they are true stories.
Roz learns a lesson the first day when she slips on this and the cows have a laugh.
"Yes, I know how to use a computer," Roz said. Roz had never used a computer before, but she instinctively knew what to do. Clearly the robot was designed to work with technology.
What does instinctively mean?
What game do the children invite Roz to play?
What is the name of the farm where Roz works?
Hilltop Farm
To get the needed repairs. To protect the island animals because the RICOHS were going to keep coming for her.
How did Roz make sure she received repairs in the city and did not get destroyed?
She camouflaged her personality by acting like a normal robot and giving correct answers. She did not speak about the animals on the island.
Even the robot felt something like homesickness. Roz belonged with her song and her friends on her island. She was determined to find her way back home.
What does it mean to feel homesick?
to miss home