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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Chapter 23, West with the Night.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Beryl reluctant to go on the emergency mission to Nungwe?
(a) It is dark.
(b) She wants to search for a missing pilot.
(c) She is alone.
(d) She does not have a radio.

2. What happens to the lion on the night it attacks Beryl?
(a) It is attacked by another lion.
(b) It is caught and caged.
(c) It gets snared in a trap.
(d) It is injured.

3. What was Beryl supposed to be doing during one instance she recalls from her childhood when she and her dog take off?
(a) Her studies.
(b) Working in the garden.
(c) Helping at the gristmill.
(d) Her chores.

4. What does Blix tell Beryl after a night of drinking in Cairo?
(a) He witnessed a crime.
(b) He saw a head roll from a body.
(c) He had a near-death experience.
(d) He saw a ghost.

5. What are Beryl and Blix looking for when out on an elephant scouting mission for a client?
(a) A place near a water hole.
(b) Elephants within walking distance from camp.
(c) Male elephants with big tusks.
(d) A large herd of elephants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What request does Beryl make to the hunting party?

2. What happens after Beryl and Blix leave Cagliari?

3. What does Beryl find when she arrives at Ithumba?

4. Why does Beryl need to get permission to fly from Juba and Wadi Halfa?

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

(see the answer key)

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