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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 kind of wings does the strange voice tell Johnathan he does not have?

2. What does Jonathan wish he could do as a result of his last dive attempt?

3. What does Jonathan fly through, without killing anyone?

4. After Jonathan's brush with death, again, he attempts what at 8000 feet?

5. When does Jonathan attempt his dives again?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jonathan think the solution might be to his problem in #6?

2. What does Jonathan do that no other seagull on Earth has done, making him the first?

3. What happens when Jonathan fails and he begins to turn his thoughts to just sinking to the bottom of the sea?

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

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

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

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

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

9. At what height does Jonathan attempt to dive from the morning after his accident and realization?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jonathan seems to be a Gull with otherworldly ambitions, it seems. He is always striving for something more, while also asking questions of all around him.

Part 1: Why does Jonathan want more from his life?

Part 2: What does Jonathan want from his life and its experiences?

Part 3: Why doesn't Jonathan just settle for what other Gulls want from their lives? What makes him different?

Essay Topic 2

The idea of the master's place in a student's life is also questioned in the last part of the book. In the relationship of Fletcher and Jonathan, the way these two Gulls interact impacts them both greatly.

Part 1: What does Fletcher decide to do in order to help spread the word about the lessons he's learned?

Part 2: Why does Jonathan remain at the side of Fletcher? Was this a good idea? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why does Jonathan have to help Fletcher using one of Chiang's techniques? Was this a good idea? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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