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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 does Antoine blame for decreasing morals in society?

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

3. Who did Antoine wish he could shock with his adventures while he was dreaming in the desert?

4. What was Antoine supposed to transport in his plane?

5. What color are the Gallegos lava plains?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Antoine say made his experience being lost noble?

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

3. How did Antoine feel about his housekeeper as a child?

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

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

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

7. What did Antoine think as he boarded the bus heading to his first day of flying?

8. What did Guillaumet say to Antoine in their first conversation together?

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

10. What confused Antoine about people who visit Chile?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who was Guillaumet, and how did his life and career choices affect Antoine's life? Why was he so influential on Antoine?

Essay Topic 2

The relationship between fear and courage is presented a number of times in Antoine's travels and experiences. What is this relationship, and where is it displayed in this book? How does the combination of these terms affect the feeling of this narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Training and education are topics of discussion in this book. Where do these topics appear in this book, and what affect do they have on the people involved in those parts?

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