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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 tribal groups help Beryl's father clear the land for the farm?

2. What is Beryl's childhood horse's name?

3. Where do Beryl and her dog go during an instance that she recalls from her childhood?

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

5. What does the new racehorse do when Beryl brushes it?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Beryl was a child, where do she and her father visit that has a lion roaming free on the property?

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

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

4. Who is Lady Delemere?

5. From where does Beryl receive an emergency message?

6. Why does Beryl need to tend to an emergency in the middle of the night?

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

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

9. Where does Beryl fly to after leaving Nungwe?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Beryl Markham was quoted as saying, "If a man has any greatness in him, it comes to light, not in one flamboyant hour, but in the ledger of his daily work." How does her experience in West of the Night support this quote? Use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What losses has Beryl had in her life? How have the losses impacted her? Use specific examples from the book in your answer.

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