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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. According to Antoine, what is an artist's true job?

2. What did the ocean look like to Antoine during the natural disaster?

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

4. How many days did Guillaumet walk without sleeping while stranded ?

5. Who was with Mermoz when he was stranded on the cliff?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. To what does Antoine compare himself when he finds himself at the mercy of the elements?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Antoine believes strongly in the power of unity. How does he present this idea, and why? What does he think unity can truly bring about in the world, and is this really possible?

Essay Topic 3

Nature is a strong symbol and theme in this book. Where does this symbol appear, and what role does it play in the book?

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