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

2. What is Rothschild's camp?
(a) A mining camp.
(b) A hotel for high society colonists.
(c) A camp for railway workers.
(d) A refuge for hunting parties.

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

4. What does Ebert want Beryl to tell him about when she drops off the oxygen at Nungwe?
(a) Her childhood.
(b) The weather report for the next day.
(c) Flying.
(d) News from the large cities.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Beryl nearly miss while reminiscing about her past in Book 1, Chapter 3?

3. Why does Beryl decline her acquaintance's offer while she is assisting Woody?

4. Why is the wind sock not helpful when Beryl lands at Nungwe?

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

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