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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Chapter 16, Ivory and Sansevieria.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the runway like when Beryl lands at Nungwe?
(a) It is in great condition because emergency planes land there frequently.
(b) It is lit with torches.
(c) It has plant roots and other debris.
(d) It is too short.

2. What saddens Beryl's acquaintance whom she encounters while assisting Woody?
(a) Woody's condition.
(b) That Beryl is flying airplanes.
(c) That a mutual friend has died.
(d) That Beryl has not married.

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

4. Why is the Murani Masai hunting party unable to find wild boar where they expect?
(a) The government is building a salt mine at that location.
(b) A drought has killed many of the boar.
(c) There is a lion.
(d) Another hunting party had been through the area earlier.

5. Who owns the farm where there is a lion that is allowed to roam free?
(a) The Delameres.
(b) J.C. Carberry.
(c) The Elkingtons.
(d) C.B. Clutterbuck

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wise Child's owner do before the race?

2. Who does Beryl stop to assist when his car breaks down?

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

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

5. What does Beryl investigate while searching for Woody?

(see the answer key)

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