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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. How many individuals would it take to add up to the survival of the butterfly species?
(a) At least 5 million.
(b) At least 1 million.
(c) At least 1,000.
(d) At least half a million.

2. With whom will Dellarobia and her children live after they move?
(a) Hester.
(b) Cub.
(c) Dovey.
(d) Crystal.

3. Who is Preston's teacher at kindergarten?
(a) Miss James.
(b) Miss Roswell.
(c) Miss Rose.
(d) Miss Johnson.

4. What is the first of the three things that Dellarobia tells Preston in Chapter 14?
(a) That she plans to attend college.
(b) That she and the children are moving.
(c) That she and Cub are getting a divorce.
(d) That she lost a baby before he was born.

5. From where does Ovid order a range hood for his lab?
(a) Costco.
(b) J.C. Penney.
(c) Wal-Mart.
(d) Sears.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is running things at the storefront for the mission in Chapter 13?

2. What is chicken of the woods?

3. On what sides of the trees have the butterlies landed?

4. The narrator says in Chapter 13, "This was one of those days when Dellarobia's past was tagging her around like" what (379)?

5. What item of furniture does Cub take to the ministry for Hester in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Ovid's lab described? Where is it located?

2. How has Dellarobia's family property changed in Chapter 11?

3. Where does Dellarobia go with Dovey in Chapter 11? How is this setting described?

4. Why does Ovid oppose attempts to save the butterflies by relocating them?

5. What has happened with Dovey's video in Chapter 13?

6. What does Hester reveal to Dellarobia about her past in Chapter 13?

7. Describe the exchange between Ovid and Tina Ultner in Chapter 12. Why is this exchange important?

8. What does Dellarobia observe at Ovid's trailer in the beginning of Chapter 10? How does she respond?

9. What is the significance of the snow in Chapter 14?

10. What are Hester and Dellarobia doing in Chapter 12?

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