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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. How far up in the sky is Jonathan at first when he is practicing his flying?

2. After Jonathan's brush with death, again, he attempts what at 8000 feet?

3. How many times does Jonathan try this dive in question #10?

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

5. What kind of dive has been resulting in Jonathan rolling violently and tumbling?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the strange voice in Jonathan's head tell him about his flying, at first?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jonathan really wants to share what he has learned with the other Gulls, but he is prevented from doing so. His sharing could promote great changes, he thinks.

Part 1: What are some of the lessons Jonathan wants to share with the rest of the Gulls?

Part 2: How is Jonathan prevented from sharing his knowledge with others?

Part 3: Is this situation harmful or helpful to the other Gulls in the Flock? Support your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Jonathan seems to be a Gull with otherworldly ambitions, it seems. He is always striving for something more, while also asking questions of all around him.

Part 1: Why does Jonathan want more from his life?

Part 2: What does Jonathan want from his life and its experiences?

Part 3: Why doesn't Jonathan just settle for what other Gulls want from their lives? What makes him different?

Essay Topic 3

The idea of needing 10,000 reincarnations to "get" the meaning of life seems astounding to read in this book. The Gull needs to come back to the Earth again and again in order to learn the lessons Jonathan learns.

Part 1: Why does an ordinary Gull need 10,000 reincarnations to understand the meaning of life?

Part 2: What other lessons do Gulls learn as they go through these various reincarnations?

Part 3: What makes Jonathan so special in regards to this idea of reincarnations?

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