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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 does Beryl do after she and her father arrive at the farm where there is a lion?
(a) She tells her father she wants to go home.
(b) She excuses herself to go play.
(c) She has tea.
(d) She helps the farm hands with their duties.

2. Which one of these is NOT one of Beryl Markham's professions?
(a) A history making aviatrix.
(b) A horse trainer.
(c) A bush pilot.
(d) A taxidermist.

3. Why is Woody's plane not suited for flying in Africa?
(a) Because Africa is hot and the engine overheats easily.
(b) The plane needs a long runway that is typically not available.
(c) Because Africa has strong wind currents that can send the plane into a spin.
(d) Because Africa is too wild and spread out.

4. What does the man with Blackwater discuss with Beryl?
(a) He discusses his family.
(b) He discusses his illness.
(c) He discusses people he had once known.
(d) He discusses the weather.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Beryl supposed to be doing during one instance she recalls from her childhood when she and her dog take off?

2. How is Beryl able to track her dog when he chases after a warthog during a hunting outing with the Murani Masai?

3. What is the name of the racehorse that Beryl's father buys from England?

4. What does Ebert promise the man with Blackwater at Nungwe?

5. What happens when Beryl hits the new racehorse with her whip?

(see the answer key)

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