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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. What does Beryl's father do with the money he earns from the gristmill?
(a) He builds a sawmill.
(b) He purchases more farmland.
(c) He sends it to relatives in England.
(d) He loses it gambling.

2. What is most of the flour produced by Beryl's father's gristmill used for?
(a) For exportation to England.
(b) For consumption of nearby residents.
(c) For the native people.
(d) It goes to the government for workers building the Uganda Railway.

3. Why does Beryl's father buy the land where his farm stands?
(a) Because a river runs through it.
(b) Because it is cheap and fertile.
(c) It is close to the capitol.
(d) It is close to his cousin's farm.

4. Who is the only female influence Beryl has during her childhood?
(a) A native woman.
(b) Karen Blixen.
(c) Mrs. Elkington.
(d) Lady Delamere.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Beryl and her dog wait during the instance that Beryl recalls from her childhood?

2. What is Beryl's dog's name?

3. Why does Blix's hunting party want to set up a camp at Ithumba?

4. What is the name of a nearby ranch that has a distinguishing geographical feature?

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

(see the answer key)

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