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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Jonathan regain consciousness?
(a) Two days later
(b) In a few minutes
(c) After dark
(d) Instantly

2. How many birds are in the group mentioned in question #1?
(a) 20
(b) 400
(c) 10000
(d) 1000

3. After Jonathan's brush with death, again, he attempts what at 8000 feet?
(a) A roll
(b) Nothing
(c) Suicide
(d) Another dive

4. What does Jonathan become as a result of the Council's decision?
(a) Shunned One
(b) Prisoner
(c) Outcast
(d) Vagabond

5. For what purpose is Jonathan summoned, as indicated in #45?
(a) To stand to Center for Shame
(b) To be given prison time
(c) To stand in Charge for Flying
(d) To be punished for Learning

6. Of what does the Council say that Jonathan has violated the dignity and the tradition?
(a) The Way of Life
(b) The Gull Family
(c) The Peace of the Family
(d) The Gull of Fortune

7. If falcons were meant to fly at night, the voice says, they would have the eyes of what bird?
(a) Falcon
(b) Hawk
(c) Robin
(d) Owl

8. What are the the gulls coming to Jonathan to do?
(a) To take him home
(b) To teach him more
(c) To bring him to the Flock
(d) To feed him

9. What does Jonathan drop on purpose when he realizes he just wants to fly and it was pointless for him to try to be like other birds?
(a) Piece of trash
(b) Mackerel
(c) Worm
(d) Anchovy

10. __________ is power, joy, and pure beauty.
(a) Breaking records
(b) Speed
(c) Diving
(d) Flying

11. What does Jonathan wish he could do as a result of his last dive attempt?
(a) Try again
(b) Sink to the bottom
(c) Talk to his parents
(d) Become another bird

12. What kind of wings does the strange voice tell Johnathan he does not have?
(a) Hawk
(b) Osprey
(c) Falcon
(d) Egret

13. How far does the item in #38 have to be turned in order to be effective during the diving technique?
(a) An inch
(b) Half an inch
(c) Quarter of an inch
(d) A millimeter

14. "Once one touches excellence in learning, ___________ are unnecessary."
(a) Techniques
(b) Promises
(c) Others
(d) Tricks

15. What is the name of the Flock that hunts for food in the morning?
(a) Hunting Flock
(b) Breakfast Flock
(c) AM Flock
(d) Morning Flock

Short Answer Questions

1. The Elders hope Jonathan will live long enough to realize life is _________ and unknowable.

2. Jonathan was no ordinary ______.

3. What does Jonathan do as he gives one last look around and flies into a perfect dark sky?

4. Who summons Jonathan when he begins to think about teaching the other gulls how to fly?

5. What is Jonathan beginning during his fast dive when he loses control?

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