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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. Who were the Razzia?

2. For what did the children in the desert beg?

3. What made Antoine know surviving after the crash landing was worth the effort?

4. What always follows intelligence in children?

5. What did Antoine and the French Sergeant in the desert talk about on his roof?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. To what does Antoine compare the people on the train?

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

4. How did Antoine and his mechanic feel as the journey to Saigon began?

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

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

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

8. Why does Antoine say the killing in war is ironic?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Industry and the effects of industry are two major and related themes in this book. Where do these themes appear, and how do they work together to affect Antoine's life?

Essay Topic 2

The pursuit of happiness was a common theme. What parts of the book embody this theme, and how did that pursuit affect the people involved?

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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