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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 happens to Arab Kosky after he traps a warthog in a hole?

2. What does the man with Blackwater discuss with Beryl?

3. What does Beryl's acquaintance offer to Beryl and Woody?

4. What does Kibii not like attending?

5. Where does Beryl see Carl Hastings many years after speaking with the man at Nungwe?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where does Beryl fly to after leaving Nungwe?

4. Who is the person working on a car that Beryl encounters while riding her horse?

5. What happens after Coquette gives birth?

6. What do Beryl and Kibii want from a Wondorobo?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How does Beryl Markham depict the relationship between the colonizers and the colonized in British East Africa? As a foreigner living in Africa, do you think that Markham supports the colonial system or does she criticize it? Support your opinions with evidence from the book.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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