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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 is the tattoo of that Dellarobia sees on the college-aged kid's ankle in Chapter 11?

2. Who watches Dellarobia's children while Dellarobia works at the lab?

3. What hillbilly movie does Dellarobia reference in Chapter 9?

4. Who was Dellarobia's English teacher in high school?

5. On what day does Chapter 13 begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What three things does Dellarobia tell Preston in Chapter 14?

2. What has happened with Dovey's video in Chapter 13?

3. How is the visit of Preston's class to the mountain described in Chapter 12?

4. What bond do Hester and Dellarobia forge with the Womyn Knit the Earth campers in Chapter 12?

5. Who is Juliet? How is she described?

6. How do Dellarobia's perceptions of the butterflies differ from Cub's?

7. What does Ovid tell Dellarobia about global warming in Chapter 10?

8. What is the significance of the snow in Chapter 14?

9. How does Dellarobia describe the perceptions of education within her community?

10. Why does Ovid oppose attempts to save the butterflies by relocating them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of family in Flight Behavior. What does family mean to Dellarobia? What does it mean to Cub? What statements about family do you think the author is making in this work?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Hester in Flight Behavior. How is Hester's temperament described? What is her relationship like with Dellarobia and her son? How do these relationships change in the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of religion in Flight Behavior. How important is religion to the inhabitants of Feathertown? What church dominates the community? How would you describe this church and congregation?

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