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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. What hillbilly movie does Dellarobia reference in Chapter 9?

2. Who is running things at the storefront for the mission in Chapter 13?

3. What are the monarch butterflies said to be in Mexico?

4. Who was the one-armed man that ran the little grocery store in Feathertown before it closed?

5. What item of furniture does Cub take to the ministry for Hester in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Juliet? How is she described?

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

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

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 2

Describe and discuss the setting of Flight Behavior. What is the main setting of the novel? How is it described? Why is this setting important to the story?

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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