Use this website for questions : http://www.rolandsmith.com/

1.  Where was Roland Smith born and raised?
2.   At age five, what was his favorite possession?
3.   What profession did Roland want to enter when he started college at Portland State University?
4.   Two animals escaped from the zoo and Roland was able to capture them.  What were they?
5.   How long did Roland work in a zoo?

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6.   List two awards that Roland Smith has earned for his books.
7.   List three fiction books written by Smith.
8.   List three nonfiction books written by Smith.
9.   What project did Roland Smith become involved in at the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, Washington?
10. What incident led to him writing the book, Sea Otter Rescue?
11.  Name two television shows that Roland Smith has been on because of his work with animals and his writing.
12.  How many books does he read in one week?!?
13.  Which of Smith's books has been optioned for a movie?
14.   What was one of Smith's jobs at the Point Defiance Zoo?
15.   Who did he meet in 1990 that led to the  publication of his first book?  


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16.  When a book deadline is near, how many hours a day does Roland Smith write?
17.  How many acres does Smith live on near Portland?
18.  What message does Smith have to readers and writers?
19.  What genre does Smith call his book, The Last Lobo?
20.  How long did Smith research the facts in his book The Captain's Dog?

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21.  What is Smith's birthday?
22.  What year did Smith publish Thunder Cave?
23.  Which of Smith's books won an Oregon Book Award in 1996?
24.  In what other states have Smith's books won "Book of the Year" awards?