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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. The narrator says in Chapter 13, "This was one of those days when Dellarobia's past was tagging her around like" what (379)?

2. Who watches Dellarobia's children while Dellarobia works at the lab?

3. To what is the orchard tree compared in Chapter 14?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Hester and Dellarobia doing in Chapter 12?

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

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

5. Describe the exchange between Ovid and Tina Ultner in Chapter 12. Why is this exchange important?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and discuss the major conflicts in Flight Behavior. What is the central conflict of the novel? How does this conflict play out? What are examples of Man versus Man, Man versus Nature, and Man versus Self that can be seen in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the plot structure of Flight Behavior. What is the inciting event of the story? Where does the rising action begin? What is the story's climax? What is revealed in its falling action and denouement?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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