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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 name of the sanctuary at Mountain Fellowship?

2. In Chapter 7, what does Dellarosia think "might be the sole point of general agreement" (167)?

3. What is Peanut's last name?

4. What color is Cordelia and Preston's hair?

5. What kind of preacher does Dovey say people call Pastor Ogle?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Dellarobia doing with her family in the beginning of Chapter 2? Why?

4. What is the significance of Preston's Christmas presents in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of reality in Flight Behavior. How is this theme developed through character? How is it developed through setting? What symbols connect to this theme?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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