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

2. Most gulls scorn _________ and slowly go nowhere.
(a) Travel
(b) Learning
(c) Perfection
(d) Growth

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

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

5. Jonathan will begin to touch heaven when he touches perfect _________ beyond any limit
(a) Flying
(b) Diving
(c) Technique
(d) Speed

Short Answer Questions

1. The Elder Gull says, "Flight only requires only understanding how to _____."

2. What does the Elder Gull tell Jonathan to forget about as he is learning to transport himself?

3. Some gulls need how many lives in order to find that life is about more than eating?

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

5. Jonathan's voice tells Fletcher he must _____ them in order they may understand.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the saying Jonathan remembers about Heaven in relation to fatigue?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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