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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Blix want Beryl to bring with her after she takes Winston back to camp?
(a) A first aid kit.
(b) Food for the porters.
(c) A change of clothes.
(d) Water.

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

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

4. Who is the passenger in the plane that lands in Nairobi?
(a) A man who has been stabbed.
(b) A man who is mauled by a lion.
(c) A railroad worker who is injured after a dynamite explosion.
(d) A man who is injured in a mine collapse.

5. Why is Beryl concerned about Wise Child?
(a) Beryl recently changed Wise Child's diet.
(b) The horse's back muscles are stiff.
(c) Wise Child's legs might fail during the race.
(d) The anabolic steroids the horse is on are having adverse side effects.

6. What news does Beryl receive after she returns to London that detracts from her accomplishment?
(a) There was a fire at her horse stable in Africa.
(b) Blix has been incarcerated.
(c) Her father is hospitalized.
(d) Tom Black has died.

7. What happens after Beryl and Blix land in Amseat?
(a) They need permission from the Italian government to contine.
(b) The plane needs repairs.
(c) They are arrested.
(d) They are invited to dine with the local official.

8. What happens when Beryl and Blix are examining the elephants they have scouted?
(a) One of the elephants charges at them.
(b) Two of the elephants get into a fight near Beryl and Blix.
(c) The elephants do not see them and almost stomps on them.
(d) One of the elephants catches their scent.

9. Why is Beryl not allowed to fly solo between Juba and Wadi Halfa without permission and other pilots are?
(a) She is a woman.
(b) She is white.
(c) She only has a class B license.
(d) She is English.

10. Who commissions Beryl's special plane?
(a) The Duke of Gloucester.
(b) Blix.
(c) J.C. Carberry.
(d) C.B. Clutterbuck.

11. Why does Beryl think it is crazy for men to hunt elephants?
(a) Because it is inhumane.
(b) Because of the size difference between men and elephants.
(c) Because it is wasteful because only the tusks are needed.
(d) The elephants are big targets and it is not much of a challenge.

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

13. Why does Tom Black give Beryl the advise in the letter he writes to her?
(a) It is not very profitable.
(b) There is great unrest among the natives.
(c) She could crash or be stranded.
(d) It is a more secure future.

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

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

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. Why are Beryl and Blix detained in Cagliari?

4. What does Blix tell Beryl after a night of drinking in Cairo?

5. Where does the idea for a transatlantic flight begin?

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