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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: Men of the Desert.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Antoine say machines annihilate for humans?
(a) Time.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Money.
(d) Energy.

2. What does Antoine say is removed when one flies above the landscape?
(a) Fear.
(b) Innocence.
(c) Creativity.
(d) Perspective.

3. Where was Antoine when he saw a natural disaster?
(a) His house.
(b) His plane.
(c) A ship.
(d) A car.

4. Who was with Mermoz when he was stranded on the cliff?
(a) His partner.
(b) His mechanic.
(c) His teacher.
(d) Antoine.

5. To what does Antoine compare people who hate machines?
(a) Fear mongerers.
(b) Barbarians.
(c) Ingrates.
(d) Mongrels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Antoine want the person in his dreams to call him when she heard of his adventures?

2. What filled the house in Antoine's dream in the desert?

3. What did Mermoz do when his plane wouldn't start while stranded on a cliff?

4. What does Antoine think most young girls dream about?

5. What did the two girls at the first oasis like to feed in their spare time?

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