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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. On what day does Chapter 13 begin?

2. Who are the local vets in Feathertown?

3. On what day of the week does Dellarobia go to the trailer and see Ovid naked in Chapter 10?

4. What is Dellarobia asked to bring up the mountain on Monday morning in Chapter 10?

5. What plant is said to be despised for taking over fields and entangling machinery in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Dellarobia and Cub discuss at the Dairy Prince in Chapter 13?

2. What do Dellarobia and Cub do together in Chapter 10? Why?

3. What three things does Dellarobia tell Preston in Chapter 14?

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

5. How is the visit of Preston's class to the mountain described in Chapter 12?

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

7. What does Dellarobia give to Preston for his birthday in Chapter 14? What is the significance of this gift?

8. What does Ovid tell Dellarobia about global warming in Chapter 10?

9. How do Dellarobia's perceptions of the butterflies differ from Cub's?

10. What bond do Hester and Dellarobia forge with the Womyn Knit the Earth campers in Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Hester in Flight Behavior. How is Hester's temperament described? What is her relationship like with Dellarobia and her son? How do these relationships change in the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Ovid Byron in Flight Behavior. Where is Ovid from? Why has he come to Feathertown? What are his objectives in the novel? Does he achieve those objectives? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of global warming in Flight Behavior. How is this theme evoked through characters in the story? What symbolism relates to the theme? What statement is the author making regarding climate change and global warming?

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