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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) Aerobatics
(b) Speed
(c) Level flight
(d) Power

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

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

4. Jonathan now has new wings of polished _________.
(a) Silver
(b) Gold
(c) Platinum
(d) Light

5. How many more lives do gulls need in order to realize that they need to find perfection and show it to others?
(a) 10
(b) 100
(c) 25
(d) 50

Short Answer Questions

1. If you learn nothing, Jonathan finds out, the next world is ________.

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

3. Jonathan asks the Elder Gull whether this world is not _____ after all and what happens next.

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

5. What does Jonathan do for the first time since leaving Earth when he finally transports himself?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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