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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 say an Army Sergeant does first when he wakes during war?

2. What did two opposing sides call one another after a day of battling?

3. What does Antoine curse at the end of the book?

4. What does Antoine talk about in his last chapter?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. To what does Antoine compare himself at the end of the book?

2. What are some of the more violent examples Antoine gives of men's need to unite?

3. What did the two girls from Paraguay like to do in their spare time?

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

5. What does Antoine think happened to the girls since he last saw them?

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

7. How does Antoine start his chapter about oases?

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

9. How did the Moorish men feel when they saw the waterfall in France?

10. How did Antoine feel about the girls from Paraguay after his experience with them at the table?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 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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