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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. How far is Cleary from Feathertown?

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

3. By what nickname does Jimmy call Dellarobia?

4. What is Peanut's last name?

5. How old is Jimmy said to be in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Where is the Delgado family from? Why did they come to the novel's setting?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Ovid Byron in Flight Behavior. Where is Ovid from? Why has he come to Feathertown? What are his objectives in the novel? Does he achieve those objectives? Why or why not?

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