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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. According to Antoine, how did the house the two girls lived in once look long ago?

2. What did the two girls at the first oasis like to feed in their spare time?

3. What did Antoine and the French Sergeant in the desert talk about on his roof?

4. What warned Antoine about the first wind storm he experienced in the desert?

5. Which of the following was NOT something Antoine said was sacrificed by the people on the train?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Antoine start his chapter about oases?

2. How did Antoine and his mechanic feel as the journey to Saigon began?

3. To what does Antoine compare himself at the end of the book?

4. What did Antoine do for Bark before he left the desert?

5. What did the two girls from Paraguay like to do in their spare time?

6. How has the need for labor changed the people on the train?

7. What made Antoine know his survival in the desert was worth the effort?

8. What happened to slaves in the desert who were unable to serve?

9. How did the Moorish men feel when they saw the waterfall in France?

10. How did Antoine feel about the girls from Paraguay after his experience with them at the table?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book is an autobiographical history of a real pilot. How does the truthfulness of the narrative change the feeling and progression of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Despair was an emotion that affected Antoine a number of times. What are some of these instances, what caused these feelings of despair, and how was Antoine able to overcome them?

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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