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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 people during Antoine's age say machines were doing to the human race?

2. What did Earth symbolize to Antoine as a pilot?

3. To what does Antoine compare Guillaumet when talking about how he confronted challenges?

4. To what does Antoine compare his brotherhood of pilots?

5. What did Antoine want the person in his dreams to call him when she heard of his adventures?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Antoine say is the true calling of a sculptor?

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

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

7. What did a communication from Casablanca tell Antoine while he is lost that brings him comfort?

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

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

10. How does Antoine describe Guillaumet's reaction to trials and obstacles?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compassion and empathy are attributes present in a number of places in this book. What are some of the best examples and how do these affect the outcome of this book?

Essay Topic 2

Protection is a strong theme in this story. Where does this theme appear, and which people are most affected by the presence of this theme?

Essay Topic 3

What is Antoine's view of war, and how did this perspective affect his actions and relationships during his war experiences?

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