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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 much did the boots cost that Dellarobia wears in Chapter 1?

2. What is Dellarobia's maiden name?

3. In what kind of car does Ovid arrive in Chapter 5?

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

5. How tall does Dellarobia estimate Ovid to be in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What arguments does Dellarobia present against the logging of the mountain in Chapter 7?

2. What do the butterflies represent to Cub and the congregants of his church?

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

4. How have the finances of Dellarobia's family changed in Chapter 7? Why?

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

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

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

8. How is Hester described? What is her relationship to Dellarobia?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Dovey in the novel. For how long have Dovey and Dellarobia been friends? How would you describe their friendship? What characteristics do Dovey and Dellarobia share?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of family in Flight Behavior. What does family mean to Dellarobia? What does it mean to Cub? What statements about family do you think the author is making in this work?

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