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

2. What does Beryl discover about the acquaintance she encounters while assisting Woody?
(a) He lost his arm to a lion attack.
(b) He has malaria.
(c) He is a fugitive from the law.
(d) He is married and has children.

3. How do Beryl and the person she encounters while helping Woody greet each other?
(a) They are polite.
(b) With disdain.
(c) With indifference.
(d) With affection.

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

5. What does the condition of Beryl's acquaintance she encounters while assisting Woody remind her of?
(a) Of a man that she helped a few months before.
(b) That she needs to make a doctor's appointment.
(c) That she needs to be more careful while in the bush.
(d) An incident during her childhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the runway like when Beryl lands at Nungwe?

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

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

4. Which one of these is NOT one of Beryl Markham's professions?

5. What does the man with Blackwater discuss with Beryl?

(see the answer key)

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