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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. How many more lives do these other gulls need in order to learn about perfection?
(a) 25
(b) 10
(c) 50
(d) 100

2. When the other gulls look at Jonathan in awe, what does he proclaim himself to be, needing to learn from them instead?
(a) Newcomer
(b) Almighty
(c) Prophet
(d) Student

3. One must stop seeing oneself as trapped in a _________, according to the Elder Gull.
(a) Life
(b) Decision
(c) Pattern
(d) Body

4. What is the actual speed that Jonathan reaches when he is trying to reach his new goal?
(a) 200mph
(b) 243mph
(c) 255mph
(d) 273mph

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many more lives do gulls need in order to realize that they need to find perfection and show it to others?

2. Is Jonathan disappointed that he didn't reach his goal?

3. Most gulls scorn _________ and slowly go nowhere.

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

5. What is Jonathan's instructor's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How many lives do most gulls need in order to come to the basic realization that there is more to life?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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