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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 14, Errands of the Wind.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Woody's plane not suited for flying in Africa?
(a) Because Africa is too wild and spread out.
(b) The plane needs a long runway that is typically not available.
(c) Because Africa has strong wind currents that can send the plane into a spin.
(d) Because Africa is hot and the engine overheats easily.

2. How is Arab Maina killed?
(a) Fighting in World War I.
(b) In a battle with another warrior.
(c) In a colonial jail.
(d) By a lion in a hunting party.

3. What happens to the bird that could whistle during Beryl's childhood?
(a) It whistles for the dogs that kill it.
(b) It flies away.
(c) They sell it to a boy.
(d) It dies in a fire.

4. How does the passenger in the plane that lands in Nairobi sustain his injuries?
(a) He gets his foot stuck between two rocks before the dynamite explosion.
(b) He gets into a fight with a Massai.
(c) He stops to photograph a lion after he and his companions had shot it.
(d) The supports fail in a mine where the man is working.

5. Who is Kibii?
(a) One of the Elkington's farm hands.
(b) A stable boy on Beryl's father's farm.
(c) Arab Maina's son.
(d) A Kikuyu tribesman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beryl see after leaving Rothschild's camp?

2. Who is supportive of the decision that Beryl makes in Nairobi?

3. What does Beryl nearly miss while reminiscing about her past in Book 1, Chapter 3?

4. What is most of the flour produced by Beryl's father's gristmill used for?

5. What do Beryl and her dog do during Beryl's childhood?

(see the answer key)

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