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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: The Plane and the Planet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How should a pilot be able to use a well-designed plane?
(a) Like a powerful tool.
(b) Like a bit of his own thought process.
(c) Like a thin rapier.
(d) Like an extension of his body.

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

3. Where did the majority of Antoine's route lie?
(a) Africa.
(b) France.
(c) Darfur.
(d) Spain.

4. How does Antoine describe women in general?
(a) Half divine.
(b) Beautiful and strange.
(c) Utterly tragic.
(d) Bewildering.

5. What did the ocean look like to Antoine during the natural disaster?
(a) A shattered mirror.
(b) A splash of blue.
(c) A glass bottle.
(d) A boiling pot of water.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what season did Guillaumet get stranded?

2. How long did Antoine struggle without knowing his direction during the natural disaster?

3. What does Antoine say was the most significant part of a physical struggle?

4. Where was Antoine when he saw a natural disaster?

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

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