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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beryl's dog survive when Beryl was a child?
(a) A mass cell tumor.
(b) Getting snared in a trap.
(c) A mauling from a leopard.
(d) Being accidentally shot by a hunting party.

2. What does Beryl nearly miss while reminiscing about her past in Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) A flashing light on the ground.
(b) Brush clumped together like an arrow.
(c) A silver glitter shaped like a pond.
(d) A red flag.

3. How does Beryl's father spend the rest of their available funds?
(a) Fulfilling contracts at the gristmill.
(b) On food.
(c) Buying a ticket on a steamliner.
(d) Paying the hired help.

4. What do Beryl and her dog do during Beryl's childhood?
(a) They play in a river.
(b) They explore the vicinity near their farm.
(c) They go hunting with the Murani Masai people.
(d) They assist Lord Delamere on his ranch.

5. Why does Beryl's father buy the land where his farm stands?
(a) Because a river runs through it.
(b) It is close to the capitol.
(c) Because it is cheap and fertile.
(d) It is close to his cousin's farm.

6. What happens when Beryl hits the new racehorse with her whip?
(a) It rears up.
(b) It does not move.
(c) The horse falls onto its back.
(d) It starts bucking.

7. Where did Beryl Markham grow up?
(a) In a city.
(b) On a farm.
(c) In a small village.
(d) In a tribal community.

8. Why does Beryl decline her acquaintance's offer while she is assisting Woody?
(a) She would feel awkward accepting the offer.
(b) She does not trust the acquaintance.
(c) She has no need for the offer.
(d) She is eager to get Woody to a hospital.

9. What is Beryl's reaction to the man with Blackwater at Nungwe?
(a) She is really sympathetic.
(b) She is intrigued by his appearance.
(c) She is repulsed by his appearance.
(d) She is indifferent.

10. Why does Beryl fulfill Ebert's promise to the man with Blackwater at Nungwe?
(a) It was covenient for Beryl to fulfill the promise.
(b) Because she knows the man will soon die.
(c) She feels guilty.
(d) She owes Ebert a favor.

11. What happens to the bird that could whistle during Beryl's childhood?
(a) It dies in a fire.
(b) They sell it to a boy.
(c) It flies away.
(d) It whistles for the dogs that kill it.

12. What does Beryl spot while searching for Woody?
(a) Any sign of Woody.
(b) Smoke.
(c) A path where the grass has been bent down.
(d) Movement.

13. Where does Beryl's father get a job as a horse trainer?
(a) Peru.
(b) Spain.
(c) The United States.
(d) England

14. What is Beryl's dog's condition when she finds him after he chases after a warthog?
(a) He is lively and uninjured.
(b) He is dead.
(c) He has a few scratches.
(d) He is half dead.

15. What happens to Beryl and her father as a result of a drought?
(a) They have to accept food from neighbors.
(b) They are forced to sell the farm.
(c) They have to move back to England.
(d) They have to borrow money from relatives.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Beryl's childhood horse's name?

3. Where does Beryl eventually find Woody?

4. What do Beryl and the man with the broken down car discuss?

5. What does Beryl see after leaving Rothschild's camp?

(see the answer keys)

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