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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. A single _________ is the key to curving while diving, Johnathan finds.

2. What does Jonathan vow he will do when the voice says what it does in #24?

3. Jonathan wishes to free the other gulls from ______ years of scrabbling for fish heads.

4. __________ is power, joy, and pure beauty.

5. The voice tells Jonathan he does not have ________ for brains.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the gull speed record that Jonathan sets during his efforts to improve his flying?

7. How many seagulls are in the morning Flock of seagulls that are simply trying to find food to eat?

8. Who is the seagull that practices flying slowly, far apart from the others as they are searching for food and eating?

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

10. What happens to Jonathan once he begins to tell other gulls they do not have to settle for a drab life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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