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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. Who is the pastor at the Mountain Fellowship church?

2. Who is Cub's supervisor at the gravel company?

3. What is Ovid's last name?

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

5. Who drives by in a red pickup truck while Dellarobia and Crystal are waiting for the bus in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dellarobia urge Cub to climb the mountain in Chapter 2?

2. How is Dellarobia's family described?

3. What is Dellarobia doing in the beginning of Chapter 4? Who is she with?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Preston want for Christmas? How does Dellarobia know this?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Dellarobia Turnbow in Flight Behavior. In what ways is Dellarobia an unlikely protagonist? What are Dellarobia's primary objectives in the novel? Does she achieve those objectives?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe and discuss the plot structure of Flight Behavior. What is the inciting event of the story? Where does the rising action begin? What is the story's climax? What is revealed in its falling action and denouement?

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