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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jonathan's greatest sorrow is that the other gulls refused to see the ______ of flight.
(a) Truth
(b) Glory
(c) Usefulness
(d) Meaning

2. What does NOT shorten gulls' lives, as Johnathan learns?
(a) Boredom
(b) Anger
(c) Gossip
(d) Fear

3. To the rest of the gulls, it is not flying that matters, but ________.
(a) Sleeping
(b) Stopping
(c) Soaring
(d) Eating

4. What does Jonathan wish he could do as a result of his last dive attempt?
(a) Try again
(b) Sink to the bottom
(c) Talk to his parents
(d) Become another bird

5. A single _________ is the key to curving while diving, Johnathan finds.
(a) Wingtip feather
(b) Head turn
(c) Dorsal feather
(d) Moment of hesitation

6. Jonathan's recent triumphs make him feel as though a new _____ is starting for him.
(a) Age
(b) Set of rules
(c) Era
(d) Direction

7. How far up in the sky is Jonathan at first when he is practicing his flying?
(a) 100 feet
(b) 2000 feet
(c) 25 feet
(d) 1000 feet

8. The Elders hope Jonathan will live long enough to realize life is _________ and unknowable.
(a) Unknown
(b) Trite
(c) Boring
(d) Simple

9. How does Jonathan feel after breaking his promise to become like other gulls?
(a) Horrible
(b) Guiltless
(c) Sad
(d) Angry

10. What does Jonathan do as he gives one last look around and flies into a perfect dark sky?
(a) Soars above
(b) Screeches
(c) Dives
(d) Disappears

11. What does Jonathan vow he will do when the voice says what it does in #24?
(a) Talk to his family
(b) Find a better teacher
(c) Try another day
(d) Just stop thinking

12. What does Jonathan feel is just even more of a burden to bear?
(a) His failure
(b) His lessons
(c) His disappointment
(d) His broken wing

13. When does Jonathan regain consciousness?
(a) Instantly
(b) In a few minutes
(c) After dark
(d) Two days later

14. "Once one touches excellence in learning, ___________ are unnecessary."
(a) Techniques
(b) Tricks
(c) Promises
(d) Others

15. What does Jonathan become as a result of the Council's decision?
(a) Prisoner
(b) Shunned One
(c) Outcast
(d) Vagabond

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does Jonathan try this dive in question #10?

2. How far does the item in #38 have to be turned in order to be effective during the diving technique?

3. How many birds are in the group mentioned in question #1?

4. Who summons Jonathan when he begins to think about teaching the other gulls how to fly?

5. What does Jonathan do as a result of hearing the voice in his head?

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