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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: Prisoner of the Sand.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did some people say was far better than a tractor?
(a) A plow.
(b) A hoe.
(c) A rake.
(d) A rain shower.

2. What did people during Antoine's age say machines were doing to the human race?
(a) Lowering values.
(b) Leveling the playing field.
(c) Creating chaos.
(d) Spreading idleness.

3. What word does Antoine use repeatedly to describe a well-designed plane?
(a) Awesome.
(b) Essential.
(c) Royal.
(d) Smart.

4. What does Antoine always hope to remember?
(a) The importance of childhood.
(b) The influence he holds for others.
(c) The significance of his dreams.
(d) The scope of his future.

5. Which of the following is NOT something that Antoine says that machines help people to do?
(a) Teach.
(b) Communicate.
(c) Entertain.
(d) Invent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Antoine feel after drinking the dew?

2. Who did Antoine wish he could shock with his adventures while he was dreaming in the desert?

3. To what does Antoine compare a well designed plane?

4. How far did Antoine walk by himself one day after his crash landing?

5. What does Antoine say machines annihilate for humans?

(see the answer key)

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