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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 7, Praise God for the Blood of the Bull.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does seeing zebras remind Beryl of while searching for Woody?
(a) Hunting with native tribesmen.
(b) A childhood outing.
(c) A local superstition.
(d) That water is scarce this time of year.

2. Where do Beryl and her dog go during an instance that she recalls from her childhood?
(a) To the village of the Murani people.
(b) To a nearby town.
(c) To the Delamere's ranch.
(d) To a river.

3. What was Beryl supposed to be doing during one instance she recalls from her childhood when she and her dog take off?
(a) Her chores.
(b) Her studies.
(c) Working in the garden.
(d) Helping at the gristmill.

4. Why is the Murani Masai hunting party unable to find wild boar where they expect?
(a) Another hunting party had been through the area earlier.
(b) The government is building a salt mine at that location.
(c) A drought has killed many of the boar.
(d) There is a lion.

5. Why does Arab Maina hold up a gourd with bull's blood and curdled milk?
(a) It is an offering to God for the strength to make a good hunt.
(b) He wants someone to hang it on a tree so wild animals will not eat the mixture.
(c) It is a threat to anyone who does not do his share on the hunt.
(d) He will use that mixture in a stew made with the meat they hunt.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is the wind sock not helpful when Beryl lands at Nungwe?

3. What bet does the man at Blackwater say he had with Carl Hastings?

4. What is Beryl's reaction to the man with Blackwater at Nungwe?

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

(see the answer key)

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