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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 at the bank had Dellarosia once pleaded grace on her house loan?

2. With whom will Dellarobia and her children live after they move?

3. Where does Ovid make his laboratory?

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

5. How much is the slide projector at the thrift store in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Ovid's lab described? Where is it located?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Dellarobia Turnbow in Flight Behavior. In what ways is Dellarobia an unlikely protagonist? What are Dellarobia's primary objectives in the novel? Does she achieve those objectives?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of community versus outsiders in Flight Behavior. How do the inhabitants of Feathertown perceive Ovid and his scientific team? What are their views regarding logging and the environmental advocates? What symbolism relates to this theme?

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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