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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 is Preston's teacher at kindergarten?

2. On what day of the week does Dellarobia go to the trailer and see Ovid naked in Chapter 10?

3. What is Dellarobia asked to bring up the mountain on Monday morning in Chapter 10?

4. Who posted the video of Ovid and Tina on YouTube?

5. Who are the local vets in Feathertown?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do Dellarobia and Cub discuss at the Dairy Prince in Chapter 13?

5. How has Dellarobia's family property changed in Chapter 11?

6. What does Hester reveal to Dellarobia about her past in Chapter 13?

7. Who is Leighton Akins? What emerges from his conversation with Dellarobia in Chapter 11?

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

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

10. Where does Dellarobia go with Dovey in Chapter 11? How is this setting described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the migration of the monarch butterflies. Where do the butterflies come from? Where do they travel? What has disrupted their migration in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of global warming in Flight Behavior. How is this theme evoked through characters in the story? What symbolism relates to the theme? What statement is the author making regarding climate change and global warming?

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