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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the the gulls coming to Jonathan to do?

2. What does Jonathan drop on purpose when he realizes he just wants to fly and it was pointless for him to try to be like other birds?

3. What is the answer to the question Jonathan asks of the answer to #57 as to their identity?

4. What does Jonathan do as a result of hearing the voice in his head?

5. At 1000 feet, what does Jonathan climb to attempt during one of his many flying excursions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the names of the five moves Jonathan learns to do when he is practicing his flying all the time?

2. What is the name of the morning's group of seagulls that are looking for food?

3. What does the voice in Jonathan's head have to say about gulls flying in the dark?

4. What does Jonathan's mother ask him to do when she sees him flying all by himself all the time?

5. As Jonathan begins his pull out during his record-setting speed, what happens?

6. What does the strange voice in Jonathan's head tell him about his flying, at first?

7. Why doesn't Jonathan feel guilty about breaking the promise to the voice in his head?

8. What is Jonathan's reasoning for wanting to teach the others?

9. What does Jonathan discover is the key to turning when he is flying at great speeds?

10. What does Jonathan realize is the secret to his success in flying close to the water?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The idea of needing 10,000 reincarnations to "get" the meaning of life seems astounding to read in this book. The Gull needs to come back to the Earth again and again in order to learn the lessons Jonathan learns.

Part 1: Why does an ordinary Gull need 10,000 reincarnations to understand the meaning of life?

Part 2: What other lessons do Gulls learn as they go through these various reincarnations?

Part 3: What makes Jonathan so special in regards to this idea of reincarnations?

Essay Topic 2

The Council for the Flock seems to want to discredit Jonathan's work in order to render him powerless over the rest of the Flock who has not converted. This seems to be quite realistic in relation to the way some governments control their people's perceptions as well.

Part 1: Why does the Council want to discredit Jonathan?

Part 2: What would the benefits of his being discredited be for the Flock? For the Council?

Part 3: What does the Council do in order to attempt to discredit Jonathan?

Essay Topic 3

Jonathan becomes a teacher of those Gulls in the Flock who genuinely want to learn more, even if they get in trouble with the rest of the Flock and its authority powers.

Part 1: Describe and name the first student of Jonathan, its progress and eventual outcome.

Part 2: Name one other student of Jonathan and describe its education.

Part 3: Do you think Jonathan is a good teacher? Why or why not?

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