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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 time of day does Beryl receive the emergency message to go to Nungwe?
(a) In the evening.
(b) In the morning.
(c) At night.
(d) In the afternoon.

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

3. Which one of these is NOT one of Beryl Markham's professions?
(a) A horse trainer.
(b) A history making aviatrix.
(c) A taxidermist.
(d) A bush pilot.

4. What does the man with Blackwater discuss with Beryl?
(a) He discusses people he had once known.
(b) He discusses the weather.
(c) He discusses his family.
(d) He discusses his illness.

5. What eventually happens to Beryl's pet zebra that follows her home after an outing during her childhood?
(a) Beryl sets it free.
(b) She gives it to a native boy.
(c) She sells it to a local farm.
(d) One day it disappears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Beryl's childhood horse's name?

2. Who do Beryl and Woody encounter while Beryl is helping Woody to her plane?

3. What does Ebert want Beryl to tell him about when she drops off the oxygen at Nungwe?

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

5. Why is Beryl reluctant to go on the emergency mission to Nungwe?

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