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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. What does Jonathan want Fletcher to begin with as he takes him as a student?
(a) Speed
(b) Level flight
(c) Power
(d) Aerobatics

2. What does Jonathan finally realize about himself? "I am a perfect, _______ gull!"
(a) Godlike
(b) Flying
(c) Mystical
(d) Unlimited

3. What does the Elder Gull tell Jonathan to keep working on right before the Elder Gull vanishes?
(a) Speed
(b) Love
(c) Power
(d) Control

4. What is Jonathan's instructor's name?
(a) Sullivan
(b) Surinder
(c) Stephen
(d) Stanley

5. What does the Elder Gull tell Jonathan to forget about as he is learning to transport himself?
(a) Faith
(b) Ability
(c) Technique
(d) Flying

Short Answer Questions

1. How far are the gulls on Earth from Heaven?

2. What memories are fading for Jonathan as he spends more time in this new land?

3. One must know that one has _______ everywhere at once across space and time, according to the Elder Gull.

4. What fills Jonathan's eyes when he tells the Elder Gull he wants to conquer another unknown?

5. What does Jonathan say when Sullivan says he will miss him? "Friendship transcends space and _______."

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Jonathan want to do once his Guru has vanished and left his side?

6. What does Jonathan believe Heaven should do in terms of limits?

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

8. What does Jonathan remember to use his wings for, only on occasion, however?

9. Where does Jonathan believe he is in this section of the book?

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

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