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

2. What did the desert men plan to steal from Bonnafous?
(a) Food.
(b) Camels.
(c) Water.
(d) Planes.

3. What did Antoine and the French Sergeant in the desert talk about on his roof?
(a) The stars.
(b) The desert mysteries.
(c) The French Legion.
(d) The dangers of flying.

4. What time of day did Antoine go looking for water after his crash landing?
(a) Daytime.
(b) Dusk and dawn.
(c) Noon.
(d) Nighttime.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what kind of building did Antoine stay when he saw his first oasis?

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

3. What kind of men does Antoine think are shot the most blatantly during war?

4. Whose experience gave Antoine hope after his crash landing?

5. For what did the children in the desert beg?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Antoine sat at a table to eat with the two girls from Paraguay?

2. How does Antoine start his chapter about oases?

3. To what does Antoine compare the people on the train?

4. What does Antoine think happened to the girls since he last saw them?

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

6. What caused Antoine to crash land in the desert?

7. What does Antoine say the people on the train have sacrificed to bureaucracy?

8. Why does Antoine say the killing in war is ironic?

9. How has the need for labor changed the people on the train?

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

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