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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 motivated Guillaumet to keep moving when he was stranded and alone?
(a) The call of a wolf guiding him.
(b) His own pride.
(c) The thought of his family.
(d) The information he was to deliver.

2. Where did the majority of Antoine's route lie?
(a) Darfur.
(b) Africa.
(c) Spain.
(d) France.

3. According to Antoine, how did the house the two girls lived in once look long ago?
(a) Intimidating.
(b) Strange.
(c) Bewildering.
(d) Regal.

4. What did Mermoz do when his plane wouldn't start while stranded on a cliff?
(a) Fixed the engine with some tweezers and a plastic wrapper.
(b) Made a large fire to send a signal.
(c) Used coconut milk as fuel.
(d) Pushed the plane off the edge and started the engine.

5. Who did Antoine wish he could shock with his adventures while he was dreaming in the desert?
(a) His sister.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His housekeeper.
(d) His neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Antoine do during his breakfast after he got lost for the first time?

2. What did Antoine feel like among the elements in the sky?

3. What does Antoine say his story about the natural disaster was unable to do?

4. To what does Antoine compare people who hate machines?

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

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