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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 does Beryl's father spend the rest of their available funds?

2. What is the colt's name?

3. What bet does the man at Blackwater say he had with Carl Hastings?

4. What does Beryl think about when leaving the farm on horseback?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Beryl think about after seeing a zebra while searching for Woody?

2. What does Ebert want Beryl to tell him about at Nungwe?

3. What does the person who Beryl encounters offer Beryl and Woody?

4. What is Beryl's reaction when she sees the man with Blackwater at Nungwe?

5. Who does Beryl encounter while carrying Woody back to her plane?

6. What happens when Beryl beats a Nandi boy at a game played by natives?

7. What does the man with Blackwater tell Beryl when she talks with him at Nungwe?

8. Where does most of the flour produced by Beryl's father's grist mill go?

9. What happens to Arab Kosky and Beryl's dog when Arab Kosky and Beryl corner a warthog while hunting?

10. How is Beryl assured that she has gained Camsiscan's trust?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the lessons and skills of Beryl's life in British East Africa influence her demeanor as an aviatrix on her historic journey? Use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Beryl admires those who are not sentimental. How do the following reflect Markham's code of unsentimentality?

a. animals

b. Woody the pilot

c. The Murani people

Essay Topic 3

Describe the theme of adventure in West with the Night. What was Beryl's perspective on adventure? Do you think she purposely chose adventure or was it a natural part of her environment? Cite examples from the book.

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