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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 fills Jonathan's eyes when he tells the Elder Gull he wants to conquer another unknown?
(a) A haze
(b) Peace
(c) Tears
(d) A strange glow

2. How does Jonathan suddenly feel as he is left by himself?
(a) Nostalgic
(b) Angry
(c) Tired
(d) Lonely

3. Some gulls need how many lives in order to find that life is about more than eating?
(a) 1000
(b) 10,000
(c) 12,000
(d) 100

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

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

3. The Elder Gulls says that ________ is not a place or a time but means being perfect.

4. Jonathan is sure he will see Sullivan again in the ______ and ________.

5. What does Jonathan finally realize about himself? "I am a perfect, _______ gull!"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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