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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 does Antoine think the strange rocks are that he found in the place he thinks no other human had been?

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

4. To what did Antoine's flying partner pray for guidance?

5. What causes the metal of a well-designed plane to disappear from notice?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did a communication from Casablanca tell Antoine while he is lost that brings him comfort?

3. Why did the locals refuse to join the search for Guillaumet when he went missing?

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

5. How does Antoine describe Guillaumet's reaction to trials and obstacles?

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

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

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

9. Why do some people think machines have caused the loss of important morals and values in society?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sexuality is a theme presented in a number of places and is manifested in a number of different ways. Choose a few of these instances and compare and contrast them. How are they different in their manifestations of this sensitive theme?

Essay Topic 2

This book is an autobiographical history of a real pilot. How does the truthfulness of the narrative change the feeling and progression of the book?

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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