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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. Where did Antoine sleep after his crash landing?

2. What was most surprising to the desert men who took air tours of France?

3. Where did the dew come from after Antoine's crash landing?

4. What do the people on the train travel to be near to?

5. In what kind of building did Antoine stay when he saw his first oasis?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Antoine and Prevot react when they met a caravan after their crash landing?

2. What did Antoine do with all of his money while walking through a desert village one day?

3. How does Antoine describe the child he sees on the train?

4. What does Antoine say a human soul remembers after death?

5. What made Antoine know his survival in the desert was worth the effort?

6. To what does Antoine compare the sergeant who reluctantly joined the war?

7. How did Mohammed differ from the other slaves Antoine had seen in the desert?

8. How does Antoine describe the house the two girls from Paraguay lived in?

9. How did Mohammed choose to prepare himself to return to his family?

10. What does Antoine curse at the end of the book, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Slavery is a strong and controversial idea in this book. How is this controversial idea presented, and what are some of the differing views?

Essay Topic 2

Symbolism is a very prevalent literary device used by Antoine in this story. What are some of these symbols, and how does their presence affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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