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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 4, Why Do We Fly?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beryl see while flying over an area a second time while searching for Woody?
(a) Woody's plane.
(b) A bushfire.
(c) A tribe of Masai.
(d) A heard of wildebeast.

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

3. What is unique about Beryl as a pilot?
(a) She is English.
(b) She is the only female pilot in Africa at the time.
(c) She is blind.
(d) She is self-taught.

4. What does Carl Hastings tell Beryl about the bet with the dying man at Nungwe?
(a) That he lost the bet.
(b) That he has no recollection of the dying man or the bet.
(c) That the bet was with another man, not Hastings.
(d) That he won the bet.

5. What does Beryl see after leaving Rothschild's camp?
(a) A native village.
(b) A rainbow.
(c) Thunderclouds.
(d) A yellow cloud billowing up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Beryl's plane not equipped with?

2. What does Beryl's acquaintance offer to Beryl and Woody?

3. Why does Beryl fulfill Ebert's promise to the man with Blackwater at Nungwe?

4. What eventually happens to Beryl's pet zebra that follows her home after an outing during her childhood?

5. What does Beryl spot while searching for Woody?

(see the answer key)

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