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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 did Antoine imagine lightning to be during his journey?

2. To what did Antoine's flying partner pray for guidance?

3. With what part of his body did Antoine lose communication during the natural disaster?

4. What attribute does Antoine say made him the most comfortable to fly with his team?

5. What did Guillaumet use for shelter while he was stranded?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the locals refuse to join the search for Guillaumet when he went missing?

2. What did Antoine think as he boarded the bus heading to his first day of flying?

3. What happened to Antoine's hands during his flight through the typhoon?

4. What important skill did Mermoz teach Antoine?

5. What does Antoine say about women when he landed in Punta Arenas?

6. On what does Antoine blame the decline in moral values?

7. To what does Antoine compare himself when his plane dropped down without any control from him?

8. Where did Antoine fly between when he first became a pilot?

9. How long did Guillaumet go without sleeping while he was stranded and why?

10. What confused Antoine about people who visit Chile?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Antoine presents the idea that there are two sides to every man. Choose three of the people from this book and write about their dual natures and how this duality affected the other people around them.

Essay Topic 2

The relationship between fear and courage is presented a number of times in Antoine's travels and experiences. What is this relationship, and where is it displayed in this book? How does the combination of these terms affect the feeling of this narrative?

Essay Topic 3

The pursuit of happiness was a common theme. What parts of the book embody this theme, and how did that pursuit affect the people involved?

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