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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: The Tool.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes the metal of a well-designed plane to disappear from notice?
(a) Quiet engines.
(b) Easy movement.
(c) Perfect functioning.
(d) Simple features.

2. During what season did Guillaumet get stranded?
(a) Winter.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

3. What caused Antoine to become lost for the first time?
(a) Fast falling darkness.
(b) A broken beacon.
(c) Rain.
(d) Fog.

4. What did Mermoz teach Antoine to do?
(a) Use his pack as a floatation device.
(b) Create a map.
(c) Land on a sea air strip.
(d) Push back the fear in his mind.

5. What motivated Guillaumet to keep moving when he was stranded and alone?
(a) His own pride.
(b) The thought of his family.
(c) The information he was to deliver.
(d) The call of a wolf guiding him.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Antoine, what made Mermoz such a good pilot?

2. What was the name of Antoine's flying partner the first time Antoine got lost?

3. What did Antoine imagine lightning to be during his journey?

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

5. According to Antoine, who frees a plane design from its prison?

(see the answer key)

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