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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. How long did Antoine struggle without knowing his direction during the natural disaster?

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

3. What does Antoine say is removed when one flies above the landscape?

4. According to Antoine, what shaped his character the most?

5. According to Antoine, what are all humans on the earth?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to Antoine's hands during his flight through the typhoon?

3. What confused Antoine about people who visit Chile?

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

5. Why does Antoine say society is heading towards the machine?

6. How did Joseph Conrad describe the storm in which he was caught?

7. What does Antoine say are the essential attributes of a well-designed plane?

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

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

10. What did Guillaumet say to Antoine in their first conversation together?

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

Fear is a major motivating factor for a number of people in this book. Which of these people were most affected by this, and what are some of the different ways this fear was manifested?

Essay Topic 3

The separation of classes is quite a significant theme in this book. What are these classes, and how does this separation affect the people belonging to them?

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