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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. Who was with Mermoz when he was stranded on the cliff?

2. What does Antoine say he sounds like when describing his experience with a natural disaster?

3. What color did Antoine say the sea was during the natural disaster?

4. To what kind of people does Antoine compare engineers?

5. What filled the house in Antoine's dream in the desert?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Antoine feel about his housekeeper as a child?

2. What does Antoine say he knows he know he sounds like when describing the typhoon?

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

4. What confused Antoine about people who visit Chile?

5. What does Antoine say shaped his life the most?

6. Why does Antoine say society is heading towards the machine?

7. What does Antoine say happens to people when they fly above the Earth?

8. What did Guillaumet say to Antoine in their first conversation together?

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

10. How was Guillaumet found when he was stranded?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Symbolism is a very prevalent literary device used by Antoine in this story. What are some of these symbols, and how does their presence affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Fear is a major motivating factor for a number of people in this book. Which of these people were most affected by this, and what are some of the different ways this fear was manifested?

Essay Topic 3

Antoine believes strongly in the power of unity. How does he present this idea, and why? What does he think unity can truly bring about in the world, and is this really possible?

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