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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Beryl and her dog go during an instance that she recalls from her childhood?
(a) To the Delamere's ranch.
(b) To a nearby town.
(c) To a river.
(d) To the village of the Murani people.

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

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

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

5. Who does Beryl see before meeting up with the lion on the farm?
(a) Kibii.
(b) Bishon Singh.
(c) Mrs. Elkington.
(d) Lord Delamere.

6. What does the condition of Beryl's acquaintance she encounters while assisting Woody remind her of?
(a) That she needs to make a doctor's appointment.
(b) That she needs to be more careful while in the bush.
(c) An incident during her childhood.
(d) Of a man that she helped a few months before.

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

8. What do Beryl and Kibii want from a Wandorobo?
(a) To give them poison for their arrow tips.
(b) To take them to Kaptama.
(c) Some shells for a ritual.
(d) Some bones from a wildebeast.

9. What does Beryl do after she passes the lion?
(a) She begins to cry.
(b) She begins to run.
(c) She throws a rock at the lion.
(d) She climbs a tree.

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

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

12. What is Rothschild's camp?
(a) A refuge for hunting parties.
(b) A camp for railway workers.
(c) A mining camp.
(d) A hotel for high society colonists.

13. What does Beryl think about when leaving the farm on horseback?
(a) About having to kill the baboon her father had befriended during her childhood.
(b) About what will happen to her.
(c) About about her childhood friends.
(d) About her mother.

14. How do Beryl and the person she encounters while helping Woody greet each other?
(a) They are polite.
(b) With disdain.
(c) With indifference.
(d) With affection.

15. Why is Beryl partly saddened by this person assisting her in Molo?
(a) The cost for the services is high.
(b) That now there was a master and servant relationship instead of being friends.
(c) He is her father's friend who has fallen on hard times.
(d) Beryl will lose some control over how the stables are run.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Beryl and her father as a result of a drought?

2. What is the pregnant horse's name?

3. What help does Beryl wish she had in Molo?

4. What is the name of a nearby ranch that has a distinguishing geographical feature?

5. What does Beryl spot while searching for Woody?

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