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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 11, My Trail is North.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What tribal groups help Beryl's father clear the land for the farm?
(a) Kamba and Kisii people.
(b) Kavirondo and Kikuyu people.
(c) Luhya and Luo people.
(d) Ameru and Turkana people.

3. What duty does Beryl's father assign her after he acquires the pregnant horse?
(a) Grooming the horse.
(b) Aiding with the birth of the foal.
(c) Observing the horse for signs of labor.
(d) Cleaning the horse's stable.

4. Where does Beryl's father advise her to move after he gets a job as a horse trainer?
(a) Embu.
(b) Thika.
(c) Nairobi.
(d) Molo.

5. What is Beryl's concern about the mare giving birth?
(a) Beryl is unfamiliar with birthing horses.
(b) The farm is ill-equipped to assist the mare if there is a medical emergency.
(c) The sanitary condition in the stable.
(d) There is no way to explain what is happening to the animal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Beryl see before meeting up with the lion on the farm?

2. Where does Beryl see Carl Hastings many years after speaking with the man at Nungwe?

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

4. Why does Arab Maina hold up a gourd with bull's blood and curdled milk?

5. From where does Beryl's father buy a pregnant horse?

(see the answer key)

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