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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kibii not like attending?
(a) Hunting rituals.
(b) English colonists's teas.
(c) Church services.
(d) Parties and dances.

2. What does the lion that attacks Beryl do to its owner?
(a) It mauls the owner.
(b) It chases the owner up a tree.
(c) It runs away from the owner.
(d) It ignores the owner.

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

4. What company does Woody fly for?
(a) Afrigiyah.
(b) Afrinat.
(c) East African Airways.
(d) Daallo Airlines.

5. From where does Beryl's father buy a pregnant horse?
(a) Abyssinia.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Etitria.
(d) Somaliland.

6. What does Beryl see while flying over an area a second time while searching for Woody?
(a) A bushfire.
(b) A tribe of Masai.
(c) A heard of wildebeast.
(d) Woody's plane.

7. Why does Beryl accept the mission to Nungwe?
(a) She wants to prove herself to the other pilots.
(b) She needs to log more flight time.
(c) She knows a man needs her.
(d) She wants the thrill of adventure.

8. What does Beryl discover about the acquaintance she encounters while assisting Woody?
(a) He is married and has children.
(b) He lost his arm to a lion attack.
(c) He is a fugitive from the law.
(d) He has malaria.

9. Who calls for help after the lion attacks Beryl?
(a) A Masai Murani.
(b) Kibii.
(c) Bishon Singh.
(d) A farm hand.

10. What happens to Arab Kosky after he traps a warthog in a hole?
(a) He falls into another hole and breaks his leg.
(b) The warthog runs out of the hole and cuts him in the leg.
(c) He crawls in after the hog and it charges and cuts Arab Kosky's arm.
(d) He is busy looking into the hole and he is attacked by a leopard.

11. What happens after the mare gives birth?
(a) Beryl's father criticizes her.
(b) Beryl's father gives the colt to Beryl.
(c) The mare has to have an emergency operation.
(d) The colt has to have an emergency operation.

12. Who does Beryl stop to assist when his car breaks down?
(a) J.C. Carberry.
(b) Mr. Elkington.
(c) Denys Finch-Hatton.
(d) Tom Black.

13. How is Arab Maina killed?
(a) In a battle with another warrior.
(b) Fighting in World War I.
(c) In a colonial jail.
(d) By a lion in a hunting party.

14. What is the name of the racehorse that Beryl's father buys from England?
(a) Camsiscan.
(b) Beltran.
(c) Tabor.
(d) Kalahari.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Beryl partly saddened by this person assisting her in Molo?

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

3. What feat gives Beryl Markham celebrity status?

4. What is Woody suffering from when Beryl finds him?

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

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