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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. On what day of the week are Hester and Dellarobia vaccinating the ewes in Chapter 12?

2. Where did Ovid end up picking up Julet after flight issues?

3. What term is used to refer to ewes that are born without horn buds?

4. What was the name of the cable show that Dellarobia and Dovey made up for themselves in high school?

5. On what sides of the trees have the butterlies landed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Dellarobia and Preston observe while waiting for the bus in Chapter 13? Why is this significant?

2. What does Dellarobia reveal to Cub regarding her first sighting of the butterflies in Chapter 13?

3. What do Dellarobia and Cub do together in Chapter 10? Why?

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

5. What does Ovid tell Dellarobia about global warming in Chapter 10?

6. How does Dellarobia describe the perceptions of education within her community?

7. How is Ovid's lab described? Where is it located?

8. How does Dellarobia save the lamb in Chapter 14?

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

10. What job does Dellarobia take on Ovid's team? What does her job entail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Discuss the motif of religion in Flight Behavior. How important is religion to the inhabitants of Feathertown? What church dominates the community? How would you describe this church and congregation?

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