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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what was Antoine disciplined after getting lost for the first time?
(a) Losing communication with the tower.
(b) Flying too close to the tower.
(c) Being late to the destination.
(d) Injuring the plane.

2. What did Antoine's teacher say lies below the clouds?
(a) The Unknown.
(b) Eternity.
(c) Cities.
(d) The Earth.

3. What does Antoine contemplate when he landed in Punta Arenas?
(a) Womanhood.
(b) Technology.
(c) Humanity.
(d) Religion.

4. What color are the strange rocks that Antoine found in the place he thinks no other human had been?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Pink.
(d) White.

5. According to Antoine, what made him such good friends with his fellow pilots?
(a) Their similar stories.
(b) Their backgrounds.
(c) The danger they encountered.
(d) Their shared knowledge.

6. What did Mermoz do when his plane wouldn't start while stranded on a cliff?
(a) Used coconut milk as fuel.
(b) Fixed the engine with some tweezers and a plastic wrapper.
(c) Made a large fire to send a signal.
(d) Pushed the plane off the edge and started the engine.

7. To what does Antoine compare people who hate machines?
(a) Ingrates.
(b) Fear mongerers.
(c) Barbarians.
(d) Mongrels.

8. What does Antoine say a plane makes the desolate become?
(a) Passable.
(b) Unintimidating.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Known.

9. What was the name of Antoine's flying partner the first time Antoine got lost?
(a) Nuri.
(b) Nori.
(c) Neri.
(d) Nari.

10. According to Antoine, what carpets the rolling hills in Chile?
(a) Grass.
(b) Sand.
(c) Moss.
(d) Flowers.

11. Because of machines, what can men dance to?
(a) The future.
(b) Necessity.
(c) Nature.
(d) Intelligence.

12. What was the worst feeling Antoine experienced during the natural disaster?
(a) Panic.
(b) Terror.
(c) Peace.
(d) Anticipation.

13. How long was Guillaumet stranded before he was found?
(a) One week.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One month.

14. What does Antoine say machines annihilate for humans?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Money.
(c) Energy.
(d) Time.

15. Who rescued Antoine after the natural disaster?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Explorers.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Doctors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does Antoine say the men in bureaucratic positions were victims?

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

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

4. How does Antoine describe the lives of men who did not fly planes?

5. When does Antoine say the clay of life is set?

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