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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 does Cordie refer to shopping carts as?

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

3. On what day does Chapter 13 begin?

4. Where does Ovid go on weekends to meet other scientists, according to the narrator in Chapter 12?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Juliet? How is she described?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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