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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Antoine say his story about the natural disaster was unable to do?
(a) Elicit emotion.
(b) Show his true feelings.
(c) Connect him to the reader.
(d) Calm his heart.

2. What were Antoine's worst moments while he was experiencing the natural disaster?
(a) Calm moments.
(b) The most turbulent moments.
(c) Noisy moments.
(d) When he couldn't see.

3. According to Antoine, what made Mermoz such a good pilot?
(a) His ability to think outside the box.
(b) His lack of fear.
(c) His instinct with weather.
(d) His bond with his craft.

4. According to Antoine, what is the key to a good plane design?
(a) Accessories.
(b) Simplicity.
(c) Quality components.
(d) Aerodynamics.

5. Because of machines, what can men dance to?
(a) Nature.
(b) The future.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Necessity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will evolve along with all the new machines?

2. Where was Antoine when he saw a natural disaster?

3. To what does Antoine compare Guillaumet when talking about how he confronted challenges?

4. What was Antoine supposed to transport in his plane?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What important skill did Mermoz teach Antoine?

2. What did a communication from Casablanca tell Antoine while he is lost that brings him comfort?

3. How did Guillaumet get stranded in the first place?

4. What did Antoine find when he thought he was in a place where no man had been before, and what did he think they were?

5. How was Guillaumet found when he was stranded?

6. Why did the locals refuse to join the search for Guillaumet when he went missing?

7. What does Antoine say made his experience being lost noble?

8. What does Antoine say he knows he know he sounds like when describing the typhoon?

9. What does Antoine say is his favorite part of all the new machines in society?

10. Why do some people think machines have caused the loss of important morals and values in society?

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