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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Chapter 18, Captives of Rivers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Beryl stop to assist when his car breaks down?
(a) Denys Finch-Hatton.
(b) Tom Black.
(c) Mr. Elkington.
(d) J.C. Carberry.

2. What does Beryl find when she arrives at Ithumba?
(a) The camp has been ransacked.
(b) The hunting party has not arrived.
(c) The hunting party is drunk.
(d) The hunting party has killed a lot of game.

3. Why is Beryl partly saddened by this person assisting her in Molo?
(a) Beryl will lose some control over how the stables are run.
(b) That now there was a master and servant relationship instead of being friends.
(c) The cost for the services is high.
(d) He is her father's friend who has fallen on hard times.

4. Why does Blix's hunting party want to set up a camp at Ithumba?
(a) Because the elephants are migrating into the area.
(b) Because another hunting party had shot a large elephant there the week before.
(c) Because there is a large water hole there.
(d) Because a large bull elephant was sighted there.

5. What is the name of a nearby ranch that has a distinguishing geographical feature?
(a) The Rift Valley Ranch.
(b) The Equator Ranch
(c) The Limestone Ranch.
(d) The Mount Kenya Ranch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Winston eventually kills the elephant found by Beryl and Blix?

2. What does J.C. Carberry give to Beryl before flying to Ithumba?

3. What do Beryl and the man with the broken down car discuss?

4. Who is the only female influence Beryl has during her childhood?

5. Why does Beryl's father buy the land where his farm stands?

(see the answer key)

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