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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. According to Antoine, who frees a plane design from its prison?
(a) Engineers.
(b) Contractors.
(c) God.
(d) Pilots.

2. What kind of storm does Antoine say he prefers to face?
(a) One he can predict.
(b) One he can hide from.
(c) One he can avoid.
(d) One he can see.

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

4. What will evolve along with all the new machines?
(a) Scope of vision.
(b) Communication.
(c) Language.
(d) Folk songs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the majority of Antoine's route lie?

2. What does Antoine contemplate when he landed in Punta Arenas?

3. In which desert did Antoine have his important dream?

4. What confuses Antoine about some people who visit Chile?

5. What does Antoine say machines annihilate for humans?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What confused Antoine about people who visit Chile?

4. What were the worst moments of the typhoon for Antoine?

5. What did Antoine notice about the sky just before the typhoon?

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

7. What does Antoine say happens to people when they fly above the Earth?

8. How was Guillaumet found when he was stranded?

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

10. To what does Antoine compare himself when his plane dropped down without any control from him?

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