Title Without End

Night Alistair MacLean

Author

1 Put the following events in the story in the right a

order. Number them 1–10.

COMPREHENSION
a Somebody steals the sugar.
b They make radio contact with Hillcrest.
c The aeroplane crashes.
d Helene falls into a crevasse. g e

TEST
e They start the journey to the coast.
f The radio is smashed. b i
g They discover who the killers are. h
h Smallwood and Margaret fall into a c
crevasse.
i Mason gets lost between the plane and the f
cabin.
j The radio operator is murdered. d

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2 Match the medical condition with the person.

A 5 Fill in these gaps in the instructions Mahler gives on

1 Helene Fleming removing sugar from petrol.
2 Mahler Pour ............. about eight litres of petrol and then
3 Zagero pour ............. the same amount of ............. . Wait
4 Jackstraw for ten minutes and then pour off the ...........
5 Solly Levin thirty-two litres which will be almost pure ............. .
B
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a Frostbitten hands
b Elbow out of place 6 Imagine you are Mason. Describe the events of the
c Broken collar bone first night (the night of the crash) in about a hundred
d Shot in head words.
e Diabetes ...........................................................................................
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3 How did these people die?
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a The radio operator ..............................
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b Colonel Harrison ..............................
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c Brewster ..............................
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d Corazzini ..............................
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e Smallwood ..............................
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4 Can you identify the people in the picture? Brewster, ...........................................................................................
smallwood, Marie Legarde, Mrs Dansby-gregg, ...........................................................................................
Zagero, Levin, Mason, Corazzini, Mahler, Helene. ...........................................................................................
a ............... f ...............
b ............... g ............... 20 marks
c ............... h ...............
d ............... i ............... Total marks
e ............... j ...............

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Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 This story is about the men who live and work
in the _____ of the Polar ice-cap.
a F very long days b F endless nights
c F long summers d F short nights
2 The men are living on _____ on the Polar ice-cap.
a F a snow-tractor b F a plane
c F a radio station d F a scientific station
3 The men have to wear furs - _____ - outside.
a F trousers, jackets, boots, hats and gloves
b F tops, trousers and socks c F hats, masks,
shoes and coats d F coats, shoes and scarves
4 They get out of the cabin through a _____.
a F window b F tunnel c F trap-door
d F hole
5 _____ was the leader of the dogs.
a F Bluto b F Balto c F Bloto d F Bilbo
6 Dr Mason had been working on the ice-cap for
_____ years.
a F three b F four c F five c F six
7 The men are working on the Polar ice-cap in _____.
a F Greenland b F Iceland c F Canada
d F Russia
8 The wind made a sound like a _____.
a F dog howling b F child crying c F
human crying in pain d F plane crashing
9 They used snow sticks to _____.
a F help them find the plane b F help the
dogs find the people c F guide them on their
way back d F guide them to the ice-cap
10 The _____ of the plane had taken the full force
of the crash.
a F tail b F body c F wings d F nose
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Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 Dr Mason had been working with only _____.
a F a small group of men and women
b F a few other scientists c F three or four
dogs d F one other person
12 Jackstraw was one of the _____ men Dr Mason
had ever seen.
a F strongest and healthiest b F youngest and
strongest c F tallest and thinnest
d F funniest and happiest
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13 Even when tired and cold, Marie LeGarde _____.
a F put on her jewellery b F lost none of her
concern for others c F didn’t need a fur
coat d F lost her concern for the others
14 The young girl, Helene, was from _____.
a F Madrid b F Munich c F Manchester
d F Montpellier
15 Mr Mahler had _____ for thirty years.
a F been a diabetic b F been a pilot
c F lived without insulin d F drunk coffee
16 _____ were father and son.
a F Levin and Zagero b F Smallwood and
Corazzini c F Brewster and Mahler
d F Jackstraw and Mason
17 Nick Corazzini said he was on his way to
M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E
Scotland to _____.
a F start a new company b F buy an airline
c F take over a company d F attend a meeting
18 Joss’s full name was _____.
TEST
a F Jonas London b F Joshua London
c F Joseph London d F John London
19 Dr Mason’s wife had _____ four years ago.
a F gone missing b F been killed in a car
crash c F been murdered d F left him
20 Hillcrest was _____.
a F the radio operator on the plane b F
the scientist in charge c F a passenger on the
plane d F the chief tractor driver
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Dialogue
Who said this?
21 ‘Good God, he’ll kill himself.’
a F Dr Mason b F Jackstraw c F Joss
d F Hillcrest
22 ‘I’m on a European tour to collect information
for one of our political committees.’
a F Brewster b F Corazzini c F Marie
LeGarde d F Levin
23 ‘That coffee they’re preparing over there smells
delicious. Fleming, bring me a cup, will you?’
a F Marie LeGarde b F Margaret Ross
c F Helene d F Mrs Dansby-Gregg
24 ‘We leave tomorrow. All of us, that is, except
Joss.’
a F Jackstraw b F Dr Mason c F Reverend
Smallwood d F Margaret Ross
25 ‘Are we … going to leave them here, Doc?’
a F Zagero b F Corazzini c F Joss
d F Marie LeGarde
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26 ‘You were standing here when the plane crashed.’
a F Margaret Ross b F Jackstraw
c F Dr Mason d F Joss
27 ‘Anybody could have gone in to the kitchen area
then.’
a F Marie LeGarde b F Margaret Ross
c F Helene d F Mrs Dansby-Gregg
28 ‘We’re obviously carrying more fuel than we
need.’
a F Dr Mason b F Mahler c F Brewster
d F Corazzini
29 ‘I expect I would have made another stupid
mistake.’
a F Dr Mason b F Smallwood
c F Jackstraw d F Levin
M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E
30 ‘Hurry up or I’ll kill her.’
a F Dr Mason b F Hillcrest
c F Jackstraw d F Smallwood
TEST
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Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
31 one of the rooms on a plane or train
a F cabinet b F cabin c F bunk d F tank
32 a simple bed for carrying a sick person
a F stretcher b F homing spool
c F portable d F antenna
33 a river of ice that moves slowly down a valley
a F ice-cap b F frostbite c F glacier
d F sledge
34 a long piece of rope, wound up into circles
a F coil b F fuse c F radiator d F spool
35 an instrument for sending radio signals
a F tape-recorder b F transmitter
c F magnesium flare d F explosive
36 to make a long, low sound of pain or suffering
a F shiver b F hissing c F leap d F moan
37 a case or container for a radio or television
a F cabinet b F compartment
c F crevasse d F coil
38 a wire or pole for sending radio messages
a F antenna b F binoculars c F compass
d F transmitter
39 an instrument for finding direction
a F transmitter b F fuse c F antenna
d F compass
40 an instrument which makes objects seem nearer
a F binoculars b F compass c F signal
d F tape-recorder
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Plot
Choose the best answer.
41 They knew it was a big plane because _____.
a F they could hear several engines b F they
could see it c F they heard it on the radio
d F it was flying very low
42 The plane was so empty because _____.
a F not many people had booked seats
b F the passengers were quiet c F it was an
extra plane d F it left without passengers
43 Dr Mason thought the situation in the plane
seemed odd because _____.
a F all the passengers were injured
b F everybody was very cold c F nobody
was wearing shoes or a coat d F none of the
passengers were wearing seatbelts
44 The stewardess wouldn’t move because she
didn’t want to leave the _____.
a F pilots b F injured passengers
c F old lady d F radio operator
45 The passengers thought they were in _____.
a F Iceland b F Greenland c F Canada
d F Norway
46 With thirteen people in the cabin they had
enough food for _____.
a F less than five days b F more than five
days c F a month d F a week
47 Somebody stole some _____ from the supply of
explosives to set fire to the plane.
a F transmitters b F insulin c F radiators
d F fuse wire
48 On the tractor, Dr Mason and Jackstraw had
_____ as travelling companions.
a F two murderers b F three murderers
c F one murderer and one pilot d F two
murderers and a man
49 They drove without stopping because the lives
of _____ depended on them.
a F Dr Mason and Jackstraw b F Mahler and
Marie LeGarde c F Corazzini and Zagero
d F Reverend Smallwood and Captain Hillcrest
50 _____ slipped and fell into a crevasse.
a F Margaret Ross and Smallwood
b F Margaret Ross c F Smallwood
d F Smallwood and Jackstraw
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