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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. What does Jonathan learn to do which allows him to cover 100 miles overnight?
(a) Walking
(b) Low flying
(c) Go faster
(d) Sleep in the air

2. Who was dismayed with Jonathan for his unique way of living?
(a) His wife
(b) His parents
(c) His sister
(d) His brother

3. The voice tells Jonathan he does not have ________ for brains.
(a) Patience
(b) Charts
(c) Books
(d) Maps

4. "Seagulls, as you know, never falter, never _____."
(a) Stall
(b) Care
(c) Fall
(d) Fly

5. What does Jonathan's mother call him?
(a) Bad Gull
(b) Silly Boy
(c) Johnny
(d) Jon

Short Answer Questions

1. Jonathan tries to defend his actions, saying he is the most ________ of gulls.

2. What does Jonathan decide he needs to do with his wings in order to succeed in the dive from #10?

3. How many gulls join Jonathan in his exile?

4. What is the middle name of the gull who likes to practice flying all by himself?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. At what height does Jonathan attempt to dive from the morning after his accident and realization?

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

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

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

6. What does Jonathan discover is the key to turning when he is flying at great speeds?

7. What does Jonathan do that no other seagull on Earth has done, making him the first?

8. What is the name of the morning's group of seagulls that are looking for food?

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

10. What does the voice in Jonathan's head have to say about gulls flying in the dark?

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