West with the Night | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

D.H. Gypsy Moth - The main character is taught how to fly in this plane.

Avro Avian - This is a small two-person plane that the main character flies in Africa as a bush pilot.

The Messenger - A specially designed airplane that the main character flies from London and crash lands in Nova Scotia.

German Klemm Monoplane - An airplane that is not suited for flying in Africa and leaves a pilot stranded after it fails.

Nandi Murani - A native tribe of African people that live near the main character and...
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