2. What did Antoine fear the two girls at the first oasis would do to him?
(a) Poison him.
(b) Judge him.
(c) Seduce him.
(d) Get him lost.

3. What kind of men does Antoine think are shot the most blatantly during war?
(a) The most logical.
(b) The loudest.
(c) The weakest.
(d) The most peaceful.

4. What stamp does Antoine say marked all the people on the train?
(a) The Stamp of Approval.
(b) The Stamp of Labor.
(c) The Stamp of Necessity.
(d) The Stamp of Bureaucracy.

5. How did a man with different beliefs from those in his town intend to protect himself?
(a) Befriend spies.
(b) Stay in hiding.
(c) Make good friends.
(d) Always be armed.

6. What kind of winds does Antoine say tossed about the people on the train?
(a) Social.
(b) Political.
(c) Economic.
(d) Medical.

7. What does Antoine talk about in his last chapter?
(a) War.
(b) Bureaucracy.
(c) Gratitude.
(d) Human nature.

8. What was the main comfort to the man with Antoine after the crash landing?
(a) His wealth at home.
(b) Their water.
(c) Antoine's experience.
(d) His gun.

9. Who controlled the things that were under the table when Antoine ate with the two girls?
(a) The hospital owner.
(b) The shakrah.
(c) The two girls.
(d) The mother.

10. What did Antoine say the building he stayed in when he saw his first oasis had become in its old age?
(a) Charming.
(b) Dusty.
(c) Broken.
(d) Filthy.

11. What made Antoine know surviving after the crash landing was worth the effort?
(a) The raise his boss gave him.
(b) The beautiful words he wrote about it.
(c) The humility he learned through the experience.
(d) The rejoicing of his landing.

12. Whose experience gave Antoine hope after his crash landing?
(a) Mermoz's.
(b) Previne's.
(c) Guillaumet's.
(d) Mohammed's.

13. Where was Antoine flying from when he crash landed in the desert?
(a) London.
(b) Saigon.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Paris.

14. According to Antoine, what kind of world is the desert?
(a) A secretive world.
(b) A dangerous world.
(c) A mineral world.
(d) A barbaric world.

15. According to Antoine, what do silly men have to do to make girls think they are charming?
(a) Give hints of borrowed charm.
(b) Dress well.
(c) Make a girl feel special.
(d) Brings gifts.