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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 too short.
(b) It is lit with torches.
(c) It is in great condition because emergency planes land there frequently.
(d) It has plant roots and other debris.

2. What eventually happens years later to the lion that attacks Beryl?
(a) It is killed by another lion.
(b) The owners are forced to have the lion shot.
(c) It is sold to a circus.
(d) It is sold to a zoo.

3. What happens when the new racehorse throws Beryl?
(a) She hits her head on a tree.
(b) Beryl hurts her arm.
(c) Beryl cuts her leg on a rock.
(d) Beryl injures her tail bone.

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

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

6. According to Kibii's philosophy, what caused there to be death in the world?
(a) A mongoose.
(b) A chameleon.
(c) An Ibis.
(d) A hyena.

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

8. Why does Arab Maina hold up a gourd with bull's blood and curdled milk?
(a) It is an offering to God for the strength to make a good hunt.
(b) It is a threat to anyone who does not do his share on the hunt.
(c) He will use that mixture in a stew made with the meat they hunt.
(d) He wants someone to hang it on a tree so wild animals will not eat the mixture.

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

10. What does Ebert promise the man with Blackwater at Nungwe?
(a) That Beryl would take him to a hospital in Nairobi.
(b) That Beryl would come and talk with him.
(c) That Beryl would deliver a message to his family.
(d) That Beryl would bring him some gin.

11. How does Beryl feel when taking off for the emergency mission to Nungwe?
(a) Unafraid.
(b) Eager.
(c) Terrified.
(d) Apprehensive.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beryl spot while searching for Woody?

2. What is Beryl's childhood horse's name?

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

4. What is the first animal that is killed on a hunting trip that Beryl goes on with the Masani Murai?

5. What happens when Beryl's horse and a zebra get into a fight during her childhood?

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