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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 realizes gulls can lift themselves out of _________.
(a) Ignorance
(b) Routine
(c) The beach's monotony
(d) Poor flying

2. What are the the gulls coming to Jonathan to do?
(a) To take him home
(b) To feed him
(c) To bring him to the Flock
(d) To teach him more

3. What is Jonathan limited by, according to the strange voice he hears in his head?
(a) Passion
(b) Nurture
(c) Talent
(d) Nature

4. What is Jonathan beginning during his fast dive when he loses control?
(a) His turn
(b) His aerobatic
(c) His pullout
(d) His descent

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Jonathan flies the first ________ of any seagull on Earth.

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

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

4. What seems to make Jonathan want to try his flights at even higher heights?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. At what height does Jonathan attempt to dive from the morning after his accident and realization?

3. What happens to Jonathan every time he tries to turn a full power dive into a vertical dive?

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

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

6. What does Jonathan's mother ask him to do when she sees him flying all by himself all the time?

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

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

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

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

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