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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Wise Child do in the Saint Leger race?
(a) She wins.
(b) She comes in last.
(c) She takes second in the final stretch.
(d) She comes in fourth.

2. What does Beryl respond to Tom Black in her letter?
(a) She thanks him for the advice and promises to follow it.
(b) She is offended with his meddling.
(c) She tells Tom she does not think it is a good idea.
(d) That she has one more job to do, and then she will follow his advice.

3. Where does Beryl go to live after her flight?
(a) England.
(b) Canada.
(c) British East Africa.
(d) The United States.

4. Who does Beryl ask to come with her when she decides to move?
(a) Blix.
(b) Winston.
(c) Her father.
(d) Ruta.

5. What is the nature of the phone call Beryl receives after she arrives in London?
(a) Her father is wishing her luck.
(b) She is invited to a coctkail party as the Duke of Gloucester's guest.
(c) The mechanics have done a complete check on her plane.
(d) That this day would be the best weather for a transatlantic flight.

6. Where is Beryl the night before the Saint Leger race?
(a) The Conestoga Club.
(b) The Hibiscus Lounge
(c) The Norfolk Hotel.
(d) The Muthaiga Club.

7. What happens to the plane on one of the scouting flights Beryl takes with her flight instructor?
(a) Beryl cannot get the plane to gain altitude.
(b) The radio does not work.
(c) The fuel gauge stops working.
(d) The engine stops.

8. What does Blix tell Beryl after a night of drinking in Cairo?
(a) He witnessed a crime.
(b) He had a near-death experience.
(c) He saw a head roll from a body.
(d) He saw a ghost.

9. Why is Beryl not allowed to leave Cairo as quickly as she has in the past?
(a) Their papers have been misplaced.
(b) They are not allowed to transport alcohol.
(c) The official she knows is not in town.
(d) The weather is bad.

10. What happens to Wise Child after the Saint Leger race?
(a) She is retired.
(b) She dies.
(c) She begins to race on the professional circuit.
(d) The owner breeds her.

11. Why did Blix refrain from shooting the elephant that he and Beryl had scouted?
(a) Because he is too frightened.
(b) It was not very sportsmanlike.
(c) The elephant is too close to get a good shot.
(d) Because it is for his client.

12. Why does Blix's hunting party want to set up a camp at Ithumba?
(a) Because the elephants are migrating into the area.
(b) Because there is a large water hole there.
(c) Because a large bull elephant was sighted there.
(d) Because another hunting party had shot a large elephant there the week before.

13. What are Beryl and Blix looking for when out on an elephant scouting mission for a client?
(a) Male elephants with big tusks.
(b) A large herd of elephants.
(c) Elephants within walking distance from camp.
(d) A place near a water hole.

14. When does Beryl have the saddest tone in the final chapter?
(a) When she thinks about the deaths of her friends.
(b) When she discusses the changes in Africa.
(c) When she reflects that she was never close to her mother.
(d) When there is a change in her relationship with her father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Beryl get Makula to fly in her plane?

2. Why does Wrack's owner change his mind about Beryl being his trainer?

3. How does the passenger in the plane that lands in Nairobi sustain his injuries?

4. Who is the passenger in the plane that lands in Nairobi?

5. Who is the pilot of the plane that Beryl watches land in Nairobi?

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