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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Antoine say was washed from the people on the train?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Potential.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Love.

2. In what kind of building did Antoine stay when he saw his first oasis?
(a) Cathedral.
(b) Hospital.
(c) House.
(d) Apartment.

3. What kind of man does Antoine think will marry the two girls?
(a) An imbecile.
(b) An older and wiser man than himself.
(c) A rich suitor.
(d) A charming man.

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

5. How does Antoine describe the parents of the child on the train?
(a) Peaked.
(b) Useless.
(c) Extinguished.
(d) Homely.

6. How did the desert men feel after taking air tours over France?
(a) Grateful.
(b) Astonished.
(c) Disdainful.
(d) Altered.

7. What caused Antoine to think he was going mad after his crash landing?
(a) He thought about God.
(b) He thought about shooting himself.
(c) He saw cities and oases.
(d) He saw his partner withering away.

8. According to Antoine, who do princesses become when they marry stupid men?
(a) Slaves.
(b) Imbeciles.
(c) Lovers.
(d) Spinsters.

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

10. What does Antoine say an Army Sergeant does first when he wakes during war?
(a) Sits up straight in observance.
(b) Reaches for his gun.
(c) Covers his head.
(d) Checks on his bunk mate.

11. What word does Antoine use to describe the killing of lives?
(a) Frightening.
(b) Horrible.
(c) Nonsensical.
(d) Ridiculous.

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

13. What did Antoine feel under the table while eating with the two girls?
(a) Lemmings.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Rats.
(d) Scorpions.

14. What motivated Antoine to stay alive after his crash landing?
(a) His own selfish pride.
(b) Thoughts of his family.
(c) His desire to write about his experience.
(d) The sadness his father would feel.

15. How did Antoine feel after drinking the dew?
(a) Sleepy.
(b) Sick.
(c) Thirsty.
(d) Delirious.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT something Antoine said was sacrificed by the people on the train?

2. According to Antoine, how did the house the two girls lived in once look long ago?

3. What did Antoine fear the two girls at the first oasis would do to him?

4. What made Antoine know surviving after the crash landing was worth the effort?

5. What warned Antoine about the first wind storm he experienced in the desert?

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