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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) Seen
(b) Lived
(c) Been
(d) The right to be

2. Only on occasion does Jonathan remember using wings in the fight for _________.
(a) Food
(b) Acceptance
(c) Power
(d) Survival

3. Perfect speed is "being _________."
(a) There
(b) Here
(c) Now
(d) Perfect

4. Those who put aside travel for perfection go anywhere ______.
(a) Immediately
(b) Slowly
(c) Instantly
(d) Miserably

5. What does Jonathan feel he was born to do?
(a) Love others
(b) Instruct other gulls
(c) Travel the world
(d) Become an expert flyer

Short Answer Questions

1. Most gulls scorn _________ and slowly go nowhere.

2. Who is the Elder Gull?

3. Jonathan believes heaven ought not have natural __________.

4. When the other gulls look at Jonathan in awe, what does he proclaim himself to be, needing to learn from them instead?

5. At first, Jonathan can not transport himself more than a ________ width at a time.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Jonathan notice about the other gulls, but he falls asleep before he can try out this technique?

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

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

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

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