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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. Jonathan believes he has discovered the _______ for their lives.
(a) Secret of meaning
(b) Best physical activity
(c) Higher purpose
(d) Way to the truth

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

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

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

5. What causes a spinout instead of grace when Jonathan makes the change in #38?
(a) More than one feather
(b) Hesitation
(c) Closing one's eyes
(d) Flapping

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the the gulls coming to Jonathan to do?

3. What does Jonathan do as he gives one last look around and flies into a perfect dark sky?

4. How does Jonathan feel after breaking his promise to become like other gulls?

5. What does Jonathan hit when he loses control as described in #15?

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 are the names of the five moves Jonathan learns to do when he is practicing his flying all the time?

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

5. As Jonathan begins his pull out during his record-setting speed, what happens?

6. How many seagulls are in the morning Flock of seagulls that are simply trying to find food to eat?

7. What does Jonathan think the solution might be to his problem in #6?

8. Who is the seagull that practices flying slowly, far apart from the others as they are searching for food and eating?

9. Why doesn't Jonathan feel guilty about breaking the promise to the voice in his head?

10. What does the strange voice in Jonathan's head tell him about his flying, at first?

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