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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many birds are in the group mentioned in question #1?
(a) 1000
(b) 20
(c) 10000
(d) 400

3. At 1000 feet, what does Jonathan climb to attempt during one of his many flying excursions?
(a) A somersault
(b) A roll
(c) A tunnel spin
(d) A full power dive

4. For what purpose is Jonathan summoned, as indicated in #45?
(a) To stand in Charge for Flying
(b) To stand to Center for Shame
(c) To be punished for Learning
(d) To be given prison time

5. What is the gull speed record that Jonathan sets as he makes that adjustment from #13?
(a) 80mph
(b) 100mph
(c) 75mph
(d) 90mph

Short Answer Questions

1. What does NOT shorten gulls' lives, as Johnathan learns?

2. When does Jonathan attempt his dives again?

3. What smiles the morning that Jonathan almost hits the gulls and the boat?

4. Jonathan's recent triumphs make him feel as though a new _____ is starting for him.

5. How far up in the sky is Jonathan at first when he is practicing his flying?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jonathan discover is the key to turning when he is flying at great speeds?

2. What does the voice in Jonathan's head have to say about gulls flying in the dark?

3. What is the gull speed record that Jonathan sets during his efforts to improve his flying?

4. What do Jonathan's parents think about his behavior when the other seagulls are eating?

5. What is Jonathan's reasoning for wanting to teach the others?

6. What is the name of the morning's group of seagulls that are looking for food?

7. What does Jonathan do that no other seagull on Earth has done, making him the first?

8. What happens to Jonathan once he begins to tell other gulls they do not have to settle for a drab life?

9. What happens when Jonathan fails and he begins to turn his thoughts to just sinking to the bottom of the sea?

10. What does Jonathan realize is the secret to his success in flying close to the water?

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