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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What title in the Army did Bonnafous hold?
(a) Lieutenant.
(b) Captain.
(c) Admiral.
(d) Corporal.

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

3. What was the occupation of the man flying with Antoine when they crash landed in the desert?
(a) Meteorologist.
(b) Linguist.
(c) Courier.
(d) Mechanic.

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

5. Of what are the French Army cots made?
(a) Steel.
(b) Iron.
(c) Wood.
(d) Plastic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Antoine use to describe the killing of lives?

2. How far did Antoine walk by himself one day after his crash landing?

3. With whom did Antoine stay when he saw his first oasis?

4. How did two girls disappear and reappear while in the building Antoine stayed in when he saw his first oasis?

5. What do most soldiers do the night before a battle?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Antoine and Prevot react when they met a caravan after their crash landing?

2. To what does Antoine compare himself at the end of the book?

3. What does Antoine say dies when a man is killed?

4. What did the two girls from Paraguay like to do in their spare time?

5. What happened to slaves in the desert who were unable to serve?

6. What did Antoine do with all of his money while walking through a desert village one day?

7. How did Antoine feel about the girls from Paraguay after his experience with them at the table?

8. How does Antoine describe the child he sees on the train?

9. What made Antoine know his survival in the desert was worth the effort?

10. What caused the sergeant that Antoine met to join the war?

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