Night Without End

Comprehension Test
Night Without End
Alistair MacLean
1 Put the following events in the story in the right order. Number them 1–10.
a Somebody steals the sugar.
b They make radio contact with Hillcrest.
c The aeroplane crashes.
d Helene falls into a crevasse.
e They start the journey to the coast.
f The radio is smashed.
g They discover who the killersare.
h Smallwood and Margaret fall into a crevasse.
i Mason gets lost between the plane and the cabin.
j The radio operator is murdered.
20 marks
2 Match the medical condition with the person.
A
1 Helene Fleming
2 Mahler
3 Zagero
4 Jackstraw
5 Solly Levin
B
a Frostbitten hands
b Elbow out of place
c Broken collar bone
d Shot in head
eDiabetes
10 marks
3 How did these people die?
a The radio operator ..............................
b Colonel Harrison ..............................
c Brewster ..............................
d Corazzini ..............................
e Smallwood ..............................
20 marks
4 Can you identify the people in the picture? Brewster, Smallwood, Marie LeGarde, Mrs Dansby-Gregg,Zagero, Levin, Mason, Corazzini, Mahler, Helene.
a ...............
b ...............
c ...............
d ...............
e ...............
f ...............
g ...............
h ...............
i ...............
j ...............

20 marks
5 Fill in these gaps in the instructions Mahler gives on removing sugar from petrol.
Pour ............. about eight litres of petrol and then pour............. the same amount of ............. . Wait for ten minutes and then pour off the ............. thirty-two litres which will be almost pure ............. .
10 marks
6 Imagine you are Mason. Describe the events of the first night (the night of the crash) in about a hundred words.


















20 marks
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Multiple-choice TestNight Without End
Alistair MacLean
Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 This story is about the men who live and work in the _____ of the Polar ice-cap.
a [ ] very long days b [ ] endless nights c [ ] long summers d [ ] short nights
2 The men are living on _____ on the Polar ice-cap.
a [ ] a snow-tractor b [ ] a plane c [ ] a radio station d [ ] a scientificstation
3 The men have to wear furs - _____ - outside.
a [ ] trousers, jackets, boots, hats and gloves b [ ] tops, trousers and socks
c [ ] hats, masks, shoes and coats d [ ] coats, shoes and scarves
4 They get out of the cabin through a _____.
a [ ] window b [ ] tunnel c [ ] trap-door d [ ] hole
5 _____ was the leader of the dogs.
a [ ] Bluto b [ ] Balto c [ ]Bloto d [ ] Bilbo
6 Dr Mason had been working on the ice-cap for _____ years.
a [ ] three b [ ] four c [ ] five c [ ] six
7 The men are working on the Polar ice-cap in _____.
a [ ] Greenland b [ ] Iceland c [ ] Canada d [ ] Russia
8 The wind made a sound like a _____.
a [ ] dog howling b [ ] child crying
c [ ] human crying in pain d [ ] planecrashing
9 They used snow sticks to _____.
a [ ] help them find the plane b [ ] help the dogs find the people
c [ ] guide them on their way back d [ ] guide them to the ice-cap
10 The _____ of the plane had taken the full force of the crash.
a [ ] tail b [ ] body c [ ] wings d [ ] nose
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Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 Dr Mason had been working withonly _____.
a [ ] a small group of men and women b [ ] a few other scientists
c [ ] three or four dogs d [ ] one other person
12 Jackstraw was one of the _____ men Dr Mason had ever seen.
a [ ] strongest and healthiest b [ ] youngest and strongest
c [ ] tallest and thinnest d [ ] funniest and happiest
13 Even when tired and cold, Marie LeGarde _____.
a [ ] put on...