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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. According to Antoine, what is the key to a good plane design?
(a) Aerodynamics.
(b) Quality components.
(c) Simplicity.
(d) Accessories.

2. Where was Antoine headed when he crash landed in the desert?
(a) Paris.
(b) Saigon.
(c) Cairo.
(d) London.

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

4. According to Antoine, what are all humans on the earth?
(a) Essential.
(b) Strangers.
(c) Intruders.
(d) Visitors.

5. What color are the Gallegos lava plains?
(a) Red.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before the crash landing, what did Antoine think he saw in the Middle East when he looked at a meteorology map before taking off?

2. What causes the metal of a well-designed plane to disappear from notice?

3. What does Antoine contemplate when he landed in Punta Arenas?

4. What did some people say was far better than a tractor?

5. What does Antoine think the strange rocks are that he found in the place he thinks no other human had been?

(see the answer key)

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