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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. A single _________ is the key to curving while diving, Johnathan finds.
(a) Dorsal feather
(b) Wingtip feather
(c) Moment of hesitation
(d) Head turn

2. What is the middle name of the gull who likes to practice flying all by himself?
(a) Chiang
(b) Jonathan
(c) Livingston
(d) Fletcher

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "Seagulls, as you know, never falter, never _____."

2. What does Jonathan learn to do which allows him to cover 100 miles overnight?

3. What does Jonathan feel is just even more of a burden to bear?

4. What does Jonathan fly through, without killing anyone?

5. To the rest of the gulls, it is not flying that matters, but ________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens to Jonathan every time he tries to turn a full power dive into a vertical dive?

6. What is Jonathan's reasoning for wanting to teach the others?

7. What does Jonathan realize is the secret to his success in flying close to the water?

8. What are the names of the five moves Jonathan learns to do when he is practicing his flying all the time?

9. What do Jonathan's parents think about his behavior when the other seagulls are eating?

10. What does Jonathan's mother ask him to do when she sees him flying all by himself all the time?

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