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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 color was the sky on the day that Antoine saw the natural disaster?
(a) Gray.
(b) Blue.
(c) Turquoise.
(d) White.

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

3. How did one of Antoine's friends die while in the Sahara?
(a) A tribe killed him.
(b) A scorpion bit him.
(c) His plane crashed.
(d) He died of thirst.

4. What filled the house in Antoine's dream in the desert?
(a) Water.
(b) Memories.
(c) Darkness.
(d) Sand.

5. To what does Antoine compare Guillaumet when talking about how he confronted challenges?
(a) A professor.
(b) A carpenter.
(c) A mechanic.
(d) A prophet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Antoine say a plane makes the desolate become?

2. To what does Antoine compare himself when he describes the sudden descent of his plane?

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

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

5. In which desert did Antoine have his important dream?

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