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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the strange rocks that Antoine found in the place he thinks no other human had been?

2. What attribute does Antoine say made him the most comfortable to fly with his team?

3. What kind of storm does Antoine say he prefers to face?

4. Of what does Antoine say the men in bureaucratic positions were victims?

5. According to Antoine, what is the key to a good plane design?

Short Essay Questions

1. How long did Guillaumet go without sleeping while he was stranded and why?

2. What does Antoine say shaped his life the most?

3. To what does Antoine compare himself when his plane dropped down without any control from him?

4. Why does Antoine say society is heading towards the machine?

5. What does Antoine say about women when he landed in Punta Arenas?

6. Where did Antoine fly between when he first became a pilot?

7. What were the worst moments of the typhoon for Antoine?

8. On what does Antoine blame the decline in moral values?

9. What does Antoine say are the essential attributes of a well-designed plane?

10. What did Antoine notice about the sky just before the typhoon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are a number of different settings in this book. Describe some of these settings. Why might Antoine have chosen to talk about these particular settings from his life experiences?

Essay Topic 2

The pursuit of happiness was a common theme. What parts of the book embody this theme, and how did that pursuit affect the people involved?

Essay Topic 3

Despair was an emotion that affected Antoine a number of times. What are some of these instances, what caused these feelings of despair, and how was Antoine able to overcome them?

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