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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. Whose big sister does Preston describe having a baby on a toilet in Chapter 13?

2. To what does Cub compare the work of the scientists in Chapter 10?

3. Whose wallet has been in Dovey's kitchen for two days in Chapter 11?

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

5. On what day is Preston's birthday party in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the visit of Preston's class to the mountain described in Chapter 12?

2. What does Dellarobia give to Preston for his birthday in Chapter 14? What is the significance of this gift?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Juliet? How is she described?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and discuss three examples of irony in Flight Behavior. How is dramatic irony used? How is verbal irony employed? What is situational irony and how does it apply in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the character of Preston in Flight Behavior. What does Preston's character symbolize? How does he reflect his mother's ambitions? How does Preston receive the news of his parents' separation?

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