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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 is Beryl's childhood horse's name?
(a) Sundance.
(b) Ngare.
(c) Apple Jack.
(d) Balmy.

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

3. What does Beryl need to bring on her emergency mission to Nungwe?
(a) Food.
(b) Fuel.
(c) First aid supplies.
(d) Oxygen.

4. Why is Beryl eager to leave Nungwe?
(a) There are reports of a lion in the area.
(b) Ebert makes her feel uneasy.
(c) It is getting late and she is tired.
(d) She wants to search for a missing pilot.

5. What does Beryl spot while searching for Woody?
(a) Movement.
(b) A path where the grass has been bent down.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Any sign of Woody.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Beryl eventually find Woody?

2. What does Beryl see while flying over an area a second time while searching for Woody?

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

4. What do Beryl and Ebert do after she drops off the oxygen at Nungwe?

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

(see the answer key)

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