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

2. What is Felix's profession?

3. How long ago did the diner in Feathertown close, according to the narrator in Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 1, Jimmy's eyes are compared to the amber glass of what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the setting of Mountain Fellowship Church described?

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

3. What is planned for the Turnbow land? Why has this plan arisen?

4. What do the butterflies represent to Cub and the congregants of his church?

5. How is Hester described? What is her relationship to Dellarobia?

6. How is Crystal described in the novel? What is her relationship to Dellarobia?

7. Why has Dr. Byron come to Feathertown?

8. What does Crystal tell Dellarobia about the churchgoers' thoughts on her vision of the butterflies?

9. Where are the butterflies located? What do they look like?

10. How is Dellarobia's family described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of global warming in Flight Behavior. How is this theme evoked through characters in the story? What symbolism relates to the theme? What statement is the author making regarding climate change and global warming?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of community versus outsiders in Flight Behavior. How do the inhabitants of Feathertown perceive Ovid and his scientific team? What are their views regarding logging and the environmental advocates? What symbolism relates to this theme?

Essay Topic 3

Identify and discuss the major conflicts in Flight Behavior. What is the central conflict of the novel? How does this conflict play out? What are examples of Man versus Man, Man versus Nature, and Man versus Self that can be seen in the story?

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