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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the new racehorse's nature?
(a) Very nervous and high-strung.
(b) Calm and gentle.
(c) Very energetic.
(d) Strong and prideful.

2. What does Carl Hastings tell Beryl about the bet with the dying man at Nungwe?
(a) That he won the bet.
(b) That he has no recollection of the dying man or the bet.
(c) That the bet was with another man, not Hastings.
(d) That he lost the bet.

3. What help does Beryl wish she had in Molo?
(a) Help with bookkeeping.
(b) Help training horses.
(c) Help cleaning the house.
(d) Help cleaning stalls.

4. Who arrives at Beryl's door in Molo to assist her with her need?
(a) Arab Kosky
(b) Bishon Singh.
(c) Arab Maina
(d) Arab Ruta.

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

6. What tribal groups help Beryl's father clear the land for the farm?
(a) Kavirondo and Kikuyu people.
(b) Luhya and Luo people.
(c) Kamba and Kisii people.
(d) Ameru and Turkana people.

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

8. How is Beryl able to track her dog when he chases after a warthog during a hunting outing with the Murani Masai?
(a) By following trampled grass.
(b) By his barks and a trail of blood.
(c) Arab Maina assists her by tracking him down.
(d) Another dog follows his scent.

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

10. What is most of the flour produced by Beryl's father's gristmill used for?
(a) It goes to the government for workers building the Uganda Railway.
(b) For exportation to England.
(c) For consumption of nearby residents.
(d) For the native people.

11. What does seeing zebras remind Beryl of while searching for Woody?
(a) Hunting with native tribesmen.
(b) A local superstition.
(c) A childhood outing.
(d) That water is scarce this time of year.

12. What is Woody suffering from when Beryl finds him?
(a) Diarrhea
(b) A headache.
(c) Dehydration.
(d) Delirium.

13. What part of Beryl's body does the lion bite?
(a) Her waist.
(b) Her arm.
(c) Her shoulder.
(d) Her leg.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beryl do when she sees the lion?

2. What is Beryl's dog's condition when she finds him after he chases after a warthog?

3. What does Beryl investigate while searching for Woody?

4. What does Beryl nearly miss while reminiscing about her past in Book 1, Chapter 3?

5. What does Beryl see while flying over an area a second time while searching for Woody?

(see the answer keys)

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