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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. One must know that one has _______ everywhere at once across space and time, according to the Elder Gull.
(a) The right to be
(b) Been
(c) Lived
(d) Seen

2. Jonathan's voice tells Fletcher he must _____ them in order they may understand.
(a) Surprise
(b) Forget
(c) Forgive
(d) Teach

3. What does Jonathan's instructor say about Johnathan? He is a one in a __________ birds.
(a) Lifetime
(b) Trillion
(c) Zillion
(d) Million

4. What is the only thing the Elder Gull still thinks Jonathan needs to work on?
(a) Precision
(b) Power
(c) Control
(d) Faith

5. What do these new birds practice every day, much to the delight of Johnathan?
(a) Becoming like falcons
(b) Aeronautics
(c) Diving to the sea
(d) Eating

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Elder Gull tell Jonathan to keep working on right before the Elder Gull vanishes?

2. What is the actual speed that Jonathan reaches when he is trying to reach his new goal?

3. What do Jonathan's escorts wish him as they leave him alone?

4. If you learn nothing, Jonathan finds out, the next world is ________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Chiang tell Jonathan to forget about as he attempts to learn how to transport himself?

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

6. What are Jonathan's new wings seemingly made out of when he is flying in the new world?

7. Who is Jonathan's initial instructor when he arrives in this strange land?

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

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

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

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