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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 does Dellarobia describe Cub watching on TV when she returned from hiking up the mountain on Friday with the scientists in Chapter 7?

2. What does Dovey's text message say Moses was in Chapter 4?

3. What did Dovey once convince Dellarobia to wear to church?

4. What dog does Dellarobia take with her when she goes to meet Preston at the bus in Chapter 4?

5. What is Wilma's last name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Dellarobia exit the Café in Christ in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is Dr. Byron's educational history and profession?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and discuss three examples of irony in Flight Behavior. How is dramatic irony used? How is verbal irony employed? What is situational irony and how does it apply in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the symbolism of the lamb that Dellarobia saves in the novel. What does this animal represent? How does Dellarobia saving it help her feel redeemed from her past? What does this event signify in her relationship with Cub?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the narrative style of Flight Behavior. From what point of view is the narrative related? How does this narrative perspective affect the story? How would the story change if it were related from a different point of view?

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