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West with the Night | Quiz

Beryl Markham
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West with the Night | Quiz

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1)

What does Beryl's father do with the money he earns from the gristmill? (from Book 2, Chapter 6, Still Is the Land)

He sends it to relatives in England.
He purchases more farmland.
He loses it gambling.
He builds a sawmill.
2)

Who commissions Beryl's special plane? (from Book 4, Chapter 23, West with the Night)

C.B. Clutterbuck.
J.C. Carberry.
Blix.
The Duke of Gloucester.
3)

Why does Arab Maina hold up a gourd with bull's blood and curdled milk? (from Book 2, Chapter 7, Praise God for the Blood of the Bull)

It is an offering to God for the strength to make a good hunt.
He will use that mixture in a stew made with the meat they hunt.
It is a threat to anyone who does not do his share on the hunt.
He wants someone to hang it on a tree so wild animals will not eat the mixture.
4)

What was Beryl supposed to be doing during one instance she recalls from her childhood when she and her dog take off? (from Book 2, Chapter 6, Still Is the Land)

Working in the garden.
Her chores.
Helping at the gristmill.
Her studies.
5)

What does Kibii not like attending? (from Book 2, Chapter 8, And We Be Playmates, Thou and I)

Church services.
English colonists's teas.
Parties and dances.
Hunting rituals.
6)

How does Beryl's father spend the rest of their available funds? (from Book 3, Chapter 11, My Trail is North)

On food.
Fulfilling contracts at the gristmill.
Buying a ticket on a steamliner.
Paying the hired help.
7)

Where does the idea for a transatlantic flight begin? (from Book 4, Chapter 23, West with the Night)

At an airplane hangar.
At a tea party.
On a fox hunt.
At a dinner party.
8)

What news does Beryl receive after she returns to London that detracts from her accomplishment? (from Book 4, Chapter 24, The Sea Will Take Small Pride)

There was a fire at her horse stable in Africa.
Her father is hospitalized.
Tom Black has died.
Blix has been incarcerated.
9)

What is the colt's name? (from Book 2, Chapter 10, Was There a Horse with Wings)

Perseus
Icharus.
Hermes
Pegasus.
10)

What is the first animal that is killed on a hunting trip that Beryl goes on with the Masani Murai? (from Book 2, Chapter 7, Praise God for the Blood of the Bull)

A kudu.
A gazelle.
A reed-buck.
A jackal.
11)

What happens when Beryl and Blix are examining the elephants they have scouted? (from Book 4, Chapter 17, I May Have to Shoot Him)

The elephants do not see them and almost stomps on them.
Two of the elephants get into a fight near Beryl and Blix.
One of the elephants charges at them.
One of the elephants catches their scent.
12)

What is Beryl doing when the person arrives on her doorstep in Molo to help? (from Book 3, Chapter 12, Hodi!)

Writing a letter to her father.
Reading a book about airplanes.
Eating dinner.
Sleeping.
13)

What does a Nandi boy do after Beryl beats him at a native game? (from Book 2, Chapter 8, And We Be Playmates, Thou and I)

He cries.
He stabs her in the leg.
He congratulates her.
He runs away.
14)

What prediction does Beryl receive from a customs official? (from Book 4, Chapter 20, Kwaheri Means Farewell)

She will fly over water to a strange country.
That she will be reacquainted with an old friend.
That she will receive a gift.
Her plane will crash.
15)

Where do Beryl and her dog go during an instance that she recalls from her childhood? (from Book 2, Chapter 6, Still Is the Land)

To a river.
To the Delamere's ranch.
To a nearby town.
To the village of the Murani people.
16)

From whom does Beryl receive a telegram after she receives the letter from Tom Black? (from Book 4, Chapter 16, Ivory and Sansevieria)

Baron von Blixen.
Lord Delemere.
C.B. Clutterbuck.
J.C. Carberry.
17)

Why are Beryl and Blix grounded for a week? (from Book 4, Chapter 20, Kwaheri Means Farewell)

They need permission from the Italian government to continue.
Blix meets up with an old friend.
Because of the weather.
The plane needs repairs.
18)

What decision does Beryl make after a plane lands in Nairobi? (from Book 3, Chapter 14, Errands of the Wind)

To become an advocate for the indigenous people.
To become a writer.
To become a bush pilot.
To become a nurse.
19)

What does Beryl learn about the woman whom she helps make dinner in Benghazi? (from Book 4, Chapter 22, Benghazi by Candlelight)

She is trying to support seven children.
She was stolen as a young child and would like to return to her country.
She has syphilis.
She is an indentured servant and still has many years left on her contract.
20)

What does Beryl learn about her feat when she returns to London? (from Book 4, Chapter 24, The Sea Will Take Small Pride)

No one knows about her flight.
She is a celebrity.
Someone else had taken the flight a week before she did.
She broke an aviation record.
21)

What happens after the mare gives birth? (from Book 2, Chapter 10, Was There a Horse with Wings)

The colt has to have an emergency operation.
The mare has to have an emergency operation.
Beryl's father criticizes her.
Beryl's father gives the colt to Beryl.
22)

What happens on the flight Beryl is supposed to take with Denys Finch Hatton? (from Book 4, Chapter 15, Birth of Life)

Denys's plane crashes upon takeoff in Voi.
The plane stalls.
The plane goes into a spin.
The plane catches on fire.
23)

What help does Beryl wish she had in Molo? (from Book 3, Chapter 12, Hodi!)

Help with bookkeeping.
Help cleaning the house.
Help training horses.
Help cleaning stalls.
24)

What is the content of the telegram Beryl receives? (from Book 4, Chapter 16, Ivory and Sansevieria)

The sender wants her to train his horses.
The sender encourages her to come to England.
The sender is making final arrangements for a safari he has organized.
The sender wants her to fly greater distances.
25)

What does Beryl's dog survive when Beryl was a child? (from Book 2, Chapter 6, Still Is the Land)

A mauling from a leopard.
Getting snared in a trap.
A mass cell tumor.
Being accidentally shot by a hunting party.
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