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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. Where does Jonathan think he is at the beginning of this part of the book?
(a) His parents' house
(b) Heaven
(c) Hell
(d) The beach

2. Sullivan declares Jonathan has less fear of _____ than any gull in 10,000 years.
(a) Moving
(b) Flying
(c) Trying
(d) Learning

3. What does Jonathan do for the first time since leaving Earth when he finally transports himself?
(a) Laugh
(b) Smile
(c) Fall
(d) Screech

4. Jonathan just wants to share the _______ with a willing gull.
(a) Truth
(b) Love
(c) Lessons
(d) Tricks

5. Most gulls scorn _________ and slowly go nowhere.
(a) Perfection
(b) Travel
(c) Learning
(d) Growth

Short Answer Questions

1. Only on occasion does Jonathan remember using wings in the fight for _________.

2. What does Jonathan apparently not need in order to learn the lessons he's learned?

3. The Elder Gull tells Jonathan that the key is knowing that one has already _________ when it comes to the way he moves from place to place.

4. Where does Jonathan want to go, after his Elder has vanished and he continues his lessons in love?

5. "The gull sees farthest who flies ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Chiang's response to Jonathan's question about whether this place is heaven or not?

2. When will Jonathan touch heaven, according to Chiang's answers?

3. How does Chiang demonstrate touching heaven, which dazzles Jonathan and makes him want to learn more from this guru?

4. What is the one thing Chiang thinks Jonathan needs to work on as he continues to develop his flying and his abilities?

5. When does Jonathan make the first sound since leaving Earth?

6. What are people saying about the Elder Gull, Chiang, as he is introduced in the story?

7. What does Jonathan's teacher say when Johnathan asks why there are so few gulls in their location?

8. What is the best speed Jonathan can reach in this new and delightful setting in the story?

9. Describe what happens when Chiang passes to the other world, or transfigures, as many might call it.

10. What does Sullivan declare about Jonathan in relation to his approach to learning?

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