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

2. What is served for breakfast on fleecing day, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?

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

4. Where did Ovid say he had traveled from in order to see the butterflies?

5. What kind of business did Dellarobia's father once have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the Christmas party described in Chapter 7? Who attends the party?

3. About what do Dellarobia and Cub argue at the dollar store in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

7. What led up to Dellarobia's marriage? How old was she when she wed?

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

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

10. Who is Dovey and what is her relationship to Dellarobia?

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 symbolism of the butterflies in Flight Behavior. What do the unexpected creatures represent to the church congregation? What do they represent to Ovid and his team? What do they represent to Dellarobia?

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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