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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what part of his body did Antoine lose communication during the natural disaster?
(a) His bladder.
(b) His hands.
(c) His feet.
(d) His eyes.

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

3. How many days did Guillaumet walk without sleeping while stranded ?
(a) Three days.
(b) Six days.
(c) Five days.
(d) Four days.

4. Of what does Antoine say the men in bureaucratic positions were victims?
(a) The system.
(b) Their own limitations.
(c) The necessities of life.
(d) Their expectations.

5. To what did Antoine's flying partner pray for guidance?
(a) The Moon.
(b) The Stars.
(c) The Earth.
(d) The Sun.

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

7. What did Antoine want the person in his dreams to call him when she heard of his adventures?
(a) A Great Gentleman.
(b) A Wild Lad.
(c) An Amazing Adventurer.
(d) A Wise Wanderer.

8. When does Antoine say the clay of life is set?
(a) Adolescence.
(b) Adulthood.
(c) Infancy.
(d) Childhood.

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

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

11. What will groundbreaking machines fade into with time?
(a) Lack of notice.
(b) Normalcy.
(c) The past.
(d) History.

12. According to Antoine, what made Mermoz such a good pilot?
(a) His instinct with weather.
(b) His lack of fear.
(c) His ability to think outside the box.
(d) His bond with his craft.

13. To what kind of people does Antoine compare engineers?
(a) Writers.
(b) Explorers.
(c) Artists.
(d) Carpenters.

14. What did people during Antoine's age say machines were doing to the human race?
(a) Spreading idleness.
(b) Creating chaos.
(c) Leveling the playing field.
(d) Lowering values.

15. To what does Antoine compare his brotherhood of pilots?
(a) A symphony.
(b) A treasure chest.
(c) A mystery novel.
(d) A garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What confuses Antoine about some people who visit Chile?

2. What color are the Gallegos lava plains?

3. What color did Antoine say the sea was during the natural disaster?

4. What does Antoine say machines annihilate for humans?

5. How did one of Antoine's friends die while in the Sahara?

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