West with the Night | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Book 1, Chapter 1, Message from Nungwe

1. Which one of these is NOT one of Beryl Markham's professions?

A taxidermist.

2. What was Beryl Markham's father's profession?

A horse trainer.

3. Where did Beryl Markham grow up?

On a farm.

4. What feat gives Beryl Markham celebrity status?

Flying from east to west across the Atlantic Ocean.

5. From where does Beryl receive an urgent message?

A mining camp.

6. What does Beryl need to bring on her emergency mission to Nungwe?

Oxygen.

7. Why is Beryl reluctant to go on the emergency mission to Nungwe?

She wants to search for a missing pilot.

8. What time of day does Beryl receive the emergency message to go to Nungwe?

At night.

9. Why does Beryl accept the mission to Nungwe?

She knows a man needs her.

10. What is Beryl's plane not equipped with?

A radio.

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