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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 caused Antoine to become lost for the first time?

2. What mountains were visible when Antoine experienced his natural disaster?

3. According to Antoine, what made him such good friends with his fellow pilots?

4. To what does Antoine compare a well designed plane?

5. What did Earth symbolize to Antoine as a pilot?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Antoine say he knows he know he sounds like when describing the typhoon?

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

6. What happened to Antoine's hands during his flight through the typhoon?

7. What does Antoine say happens to people when they fly above the Earth?

8. What does Antoine say is the true calling of a sculptor?

9. How was Guillaumet found when he was stranded?

10. What confused Antoine about people who visit Chile?

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

Industry and the effects of industry are two major and related themes in this book. Where do these themes appear, and how do they work together to affect Antoine's life?

Essay Topic 3

The separation of classes is quite a significant theme in this book. What are these classes, and how does this separation affect the people belonging to them?

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