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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. Where does Beryl eventually find Woody?
(a) In the cockpit of his plane.
(b) Under a tree.
(c) In a crevice.
(d) Lying between two large boulders.

2. What happens when Beryl's horse and a zebra get into a fight during her childhood?
(a) The zebra runs away.
(b) The zebra dies.
(c) Beryl's horse is injured.
(d) Beryl is thrown from her horse.

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

4. What is Beryl's plane not equipped with?
(a) A fuel gauge.
(b) Landing gear.
(c) A passenger seat.
(d) A radio.

5. What is Beryl's reaction to the man with Blackwater at Nungwe?
(a) She is intrigued by his appearance.
(b) She is really sympathetic.
(c) She is indifferent.
(d) She is repulsed by his appearance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Beryl Markham's father's profession?

2. What does seeing zebras remind Beryl of while searching for Woody?

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

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

5. What is Rothschild's camp?

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