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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prediction does Beryl receive from a customs official?
(a) She will fly over water to a strange country.
(b) That she will be reacquainted with an old friend.
(c) Her plane will crash.
(d) That she will receive a gift.

2. Why does Beryl need to get permission to fly from Juba and Wadi Halfa?
(a) There are many hostile natives in the area.
(b) The government needs to track all customs in the area.
(c) The plane may be a security threat.
(d) Because it is a swamp and a pilot would be stranded if he or she has to land.

3. Who does Beryl need to get permission from to fly from Juba and Wadi Halfa?
(a) The Italian government.
(b) The French government.
(c) The tribal council.
(d) The RAF.

4. What does J.C. Carberry give to Beryl before flying to Ithumba?
(a) A bottle of gin.
(b) Some coffee.
(c) Some water.
(d) An elephant tusk.

5. What does Blix originally think he is seeing after drinking in Cairo?
(a) Pranksters.
(b) A hallucination.
(c) A dream.
(d) Shadows.

6. Why are Beryl and Blix detained in Cagliari?
(a) Because they do not believe Beryl is a woman.
(b) They fit the description of a couple the police are looking for.
(c) Blix is disrespectful to an official.
(d) They do not have the right paperwork.

7. What is the situation when Beryl finds Blix and Winston after searching for their hunting party?
(a) They are dehydrated.
(b) Winston has injured his leg.
(c) The porters have set up a camp until they can be rescued.
(d) They have run out of food and the porters are on strike.

8. Who teaches Beryl how to fly?
(a) Woody
(b) Blix.
(c) Denys Finch Hatton.
(d) Tom Black.

9. Who is the pilot of the plane that Beryl watches land in Nairobi?
(a) Tom Black.
(b) Denys Finch-Hatton.
(c) Woody.
(d) Blix.

10. Where are Beryl and Blix grounded on their transcontinental flight?
(a) Addis Ababa.
(b) Algiers.
(c) Khartoum.
(d) Cairo.

11. What are Beryl and Blix instructed to do when they depart from Amseat?
(a) To have a safe flight.
(b) To circle over three forts.
(c) To sign official documents.
(d) To drop off some cargo in Bayda.

12. What happens on the flight Beryl is supposed to take with Denys Finch Hatton?
(a) The plane stalls.
(b) The plane catches on fire.
(c) Denys's plane crashes upon takeoff in Voi.
(d) The plane goes into a spin.

13. What is Beryl's assessment of her historic flight?
(a) That it is a success.
(b) That it is a failure.
(c) That it could be retooled and attempted again.
(d) That it received too much publicity.

14. What decision does Beryl make after a plane lands in Nairobi?
(a) To become a writer.
(b) To become a nurse.
(c) To become a bush pilot.
(d) To become an advocate for the indigenous people.

15. What happens to Beryl's plane after her transatlantic flight?
(a) It is placed in a museum.
(b) It is placed in the town square where she was born.
(c) J.C. Carberry sells it to a man who lets it deteriorate.
(d) It is used for scrap metal in World War Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Beryl not allowed to fly solo between Juba and Wadi Halfa without permission and other pilots are?

2. What is the nature of the phone call Beryl receives after she arrives in London?

3. Who leaves Beryl and Blix when they are examining the elephants they have found?

4. With whom does Beryl share her accomplishment?

5. Which is NOT an item given to Beryl for her historic flight?

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