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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. What does Blix originally think he is seeing after drinking in Cairo?

2. Why are Beryl and Blix delayed in Benghazi?

3. What decision does Beryl make after a plane lands in Nairobi?

4. Who commissions Beryl's special plane?

5. What does Beryl learn about the woman whom she helps make dinner in Benghazi?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Beryl learn about her feat after she returns to London?

2. Beryl receives a telegram from Baron von Blixen. What is the content of the telegram?

3. What are Beryl and Blix required to do after they take off from Amseat?

4. Why does Blix refrain from shooting the elephant that he and Beryl had scouted?

5. How does the idea for Beryl's transatlantic flight begin?

6. Why does Beryl think it is crazy for men to hunt elephants?

7. What is Denys Finch Hatton's idea to improve hunting?

8. Where do Beryl and Blix stay in Benghazi?

9. What is Beryl's concern about her horse, Wise Child, in the Saint Leger race?

10. Why were Beryl and Blix forced to stay grounded in Cairo for a week?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Beryl able to transcend her gender and social roles during her lifetime? How have Beryl's upbringing and growing up in British East Africa shaped her as an adult? Use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

How have men played a role in Beryl's life? What do you think are the most significant contributions men have made in forming Beryl's character and outlook? Support your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

What does flight symbolize in West with the Night? What does flight mean to Beryl? Use specific examples from the book.

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