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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Beryl eager to leave Nungwe?
(a) Ebert makes her feel uneasy.
(b) There are reports of a lion in the area.
(c) It is getting late and she is tired.
(d) She wants to search for a missing pilot.

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

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

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

6. From where does Beryl receive an urgent message?
(a) A hunting camp.
(b) A native tribal territory.
(c) A mining camp.
(d) A farm.

7. What duty does Beryl's father assign her after he acquires the pregnant horse?
(a) Aiding with the birth of the foal.
(b) Observing the horse for signs of labor.
(c) Cleaning the horse's stable.
(d) Grooming the horse.

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

9. What does Ebert want Beryl to tell him about when she drops off the oxygen at Nungwe?
(a) Her childhood.
(b) News from the large cities.
(c) The weather report for the next day.
(d) Flying.

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

11. What is the name of a nearby ranch that has a distinguishing geographical feature?
(a) The Rift Valley Ranch.
(b) The Mount Kenya Ranch.
(c) The Equator Ranch
(d) The Limestone Ranch.

12. What feat gives Beryl Markham celebrity status?
(a) Starring in a motion picture.
(b) Serving as a pilot in World War One.
(c) Flying from east to west across the Atlantic Ocean.
(d) Being a best-selling author.

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

14. What saddens Beryl's acquaintance whom she encounters while assisting Woody?
(a) That Beryl has not married.
(b) That a mutual friend has died.
(c) Woody's condition.
(d) That Beryl is flying airplanes.

15. What is Beryl doing when the person arrives on her doorstep in Molo to help?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Reading a book about airplanes.
(c) Writing a letter to her father.
(d) Eating dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the lion do the night it attacks Beryl?

2. What does the lion that attacks Beryl do to its owner?

3. What does Beryl's father do with the money he earns from the gristmill?

4. What does Beryl do after she and her father arrive at the farm where there is a lion?

5. Who calls for help after the lion attacks Beryl?

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