Question

I knew I could not fly up and over them, and I didn’t have enough fuel to fly around them to

the north or south. “I ought to go back to Paris.” I thought, but I wanted to get home.

a) What does ‘them’ in the first sentence refer to?

b) Why could he not fly over on either side of storm clouds?

c) Why did he not go back to Paris?

d) Which country was the pilot of the plane flying towards?​

Answer 1

a) What does ‘them’ in the first sentence refer to?

• 'Them' in the first sentence refers to the strom clouds.

b) Why could he not fly over on either side of storm clouds?

• He didn’t has enough fuel to fly around them to the north or south.

c) Why did he not go back to Paris?

• He wanted to get home.

d) Which country was the pilot of the plane flying towards?

• The pilot of the plane was flying towards England.

Answer 2

a) What does ‘them’ in the first sentence refer to?

Ans: 'Them' refers to dark, stormy clouds.

b) Why could he not fly over on either side of storm clouds?

Ans: He could not fly over on either side of the storm clouds because he did not have enough fuel in his aeroplane.

c) Why did he not go back to Paris?

Ans: He did not go back to Paris because he was really excited to reach home after so many days.  

d) Which country was the pilot of the plane flying towards?​

Ans: The pilot was flying towards England.