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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 car does Dovey drive?

2. What job will Dellarobia have while attending college?

3. From where does Ovid order a range hood for his lab?

4. On what day is Preston's birthday party in Chapter 14?

5. Who told Dellarobia about the Mexican belief of butterflies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Dellarobia and Preston observe while waiting for the bus in Chapter 13? Why is this significant?

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

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

4. What job does Dellarobia take on Ovid's team? What does her job entail?

5. Who are the Womyn Knit the Earth? Why are they in Feathertown?

6. How does Dellarobia describe the perceptions of education within her community?

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

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

9. Who is Leighton Akins? What emerges from his conversation with Dellarobia in Chapter 11?

10. Who is Juliet? How is she described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Identify and discuss three examples of irony in Flight Behavior. How is dramatic irony used? How is verbal irony employed? What is situational irony and how does it apply in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's use of imagery in Flight Behavior. What are some examples of simile in the narrative? How do they enrich the reader's experience? What metaphors are used and why?

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