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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Carl Hastings tell Beryl about the bet with the dying man at Nungwe?
(a) That he lost 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 won the bet.

2. What was Beryl Markham's father's profession?
(a) A missionary.
(b) A cattle rancher.
(c) A horse trainer.
(d) A manufacturer.

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

4. What does the man with Blackwater discuss with Beryl?
(a) He discusses people he had once known.
(b) He discusses his family.
(c) He discusses his illness.
(d) He discusses the weather.

5. Why is the wind sock not helpful when Beryl lands at Nungwe?
(a) It is too dark to see the sock.
(b) The sock falls on the ground.
(c) The sock is sewn shut.
(d) The sock is hidden by some brush.

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

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

8. Why does Beryl fly to Rothschild's camp?
(a) Because it was on Woody's flight plan.
(b) To ask if anyone has seen Woody.
(c) To refuel her plane.
(d) To get something to eat.

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

10. What does Beryl's father do with the money he earns from the gristmill?
(a) He builds a sawmill.
(b) He sends it to relatives in England.
(c) He purchases more farmland.
(d) He loses it gambling.

11. What is the pregnant horse's name?
(a) Ameenah.
(b) Coquette.
(c) Soledad.
(d) Frilly.

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

13. What is Beryl's childhood horse's name?
(a) Sundance.
(b) Balmy.
(c) Ngare.
(d) Apple Jack.

14. What does the new racehorse do when Beryl brushes it?
(a) The horse holds still.
(b) The horse bites her.
(c) The horse kicks her.
(d) The horse whinnies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beryl's dog survive when Beryl was a child?

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

3. What feat gives Beryl Markham celebrity status?

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

5. What happens when Beryl hits the new racehorse with her whip?

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