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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What television show does Valia describe where they try water-skiing on a frozen lake in Chapter 2?

2. What are the names of the collies that circle the shearers in Chapter 2?

3. What game does Dellarobia start for money in order to obtain a sneaker in Chapter 2?

4. When did the Café in Christ open, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?

5. Whose wife from the Bible does Dellarobia think of while climbing the mountan in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is the Delgado family from? Why did they come to the novel's setting?

2. What is the significance of the nickname "Peach" in the novel?

3. What does Pastor Ogle preach about in Chapter 3?

4. Where is Dellarobia going in the beginning of Chapter 1? Why?

5. How is the theme of religous faith explored in Chapter 2?

6. Why does Cub bring Dellarobia up to the pulpit in Chapter 3?

7. What causes Dellarobia to turn back home in Chapter 1?

8. How does Dr. Byron describe the migration of monarch butterflies?

9. How is Dellarobia's family described?

10. How is Ovid Byron described when he first appears in the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Dovey in the novel. For how long have Dovey and Dellarobia been friends? How would you describe their friendship? What characteristics do Dovey and Dellarobia share?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Preston in Flight Behavior. What does Preston's character symbolize? How does he reflect his mother's ambitions? How does Preston receive the news of his parents' separation?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolism of the lamb that Dellarobia saves in the novel. What does this animal represent? How does Dellarobia saving it help her feel redeemed from her past? What does this event signify in her relationship with Cub?

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