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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 are the local vets in Feathertown?

2. What is the name of the second-hand store that Dovey and Dellarobia go to in Chapter 11?

3. What ewe with a freckled nose is the last holdout in the vaccinations in Chapter 12?

4. Where does Ovid make his laboratory?

5. At what time in the mornings does Preston catch the bus?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Dellarobia's perceptions of the butterflies differ from Cub's?

2. How does Dellarobia arrange for the care of her children while she works at the lab?

3. What bond do Hester and Dellarobia forge with the Womyn Knit the Earth campers in Chapter 12?

4. What three things does Dellarobia tell Preston in Chapter 14?

5. What does Dellarobia observe at Ovid's trailer in the beginning of Chapter 10? How does she respond?

6. Why does Ovid oppose attempts to save the butterflies by relocating them?

7. What is the significance of the snow in Chapter 14?

8. What has happened with Dovey's video in Chapter 13?

9. Who are the Womyn Knit the Earth? Why are they in Feathertown?

10. How has the relationship between Hester and Dellarobia changed in Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's use of imagery in Flight Behavior. What are some examples of simile in the narrative? How do they enrich the reader's experience? What metaphors are used and why?

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 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?

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