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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Beryl get Makula to fly in her plane?
(a) Makula flies the whole distance with a blanket over his head.
(b) She threatens him.
(c) She does some guided visual imagery with him prior to the takeoff.
(d) She coaxes him.

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 tells Tom she does not think it is a good idea.
(c) She is offended with his meddling.
(d) That she has one more job to do, and then she will follow his advice.

3. How does Blix pass the time while in Cairo?
(a) Sightseeing.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Drinking with firends.
(d) Reading.

4. Why are Beryl and Blix grounded for a week?
(a) Blix meets up with an old friend.
(b) Because of the weather.
(c) The plane needs repairs.
(d) They need permission from the Italian government to continue.

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

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

7. Where are Beryl and Blix forced to stay in Benghazi?
(a) At a local missionary church.
(b) At an official's home.
(c) At a local jail.
(d) At a local brothel.

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. From whom does Beryl receive a telegram after she receives the letter from Tom Black?
(a) C.B. Clutterbuck.
(b) J.C. Carberry.
(c) Baron von Blixen.
(d) Lord Delemere.

10. What does Beryl notice when scouting elephants?
(a) They are fearful and hide.
(b) That elephants attempt to guard the male elephants.
(c) The herd guards their young.
(d) They form a group ready to attack.

11. How does the passenger in the plane that lands in Nairobi sustain his injuries?
(a) He stops to photograph a lion after he and his companions had shot it.
(b) The supports fail in a mine where the man is working.
(c) He gets his foot stuck between two rocks before the dynamite explosion.
(d) He gets into a fight with a Massai.

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

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

14. What happens when Winston eventually kills the elephant found by Beryl and Blix?
(a) He finds its size to be wanting.
(b) He gives Beryl and Blix a tusk.
(c) He is disappointed there is only one elephant.
(d) He is grateful that Beryl and Blix found it for him.

15. What happens when Beryl lands on the airstrip trying to retrieve Blix and Winston?
(a) She makes a perfect landing.
(b) She overshoots the runway and the plane ends up in the brush.
(c) The plane is damaged.
(d) The plane stumbles over.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beryl's flight instructor teach her to trust above all?

2. What happens after Beryl and Blix land in Amseat?

3. What are Beryl and Blix instructed to do when they depart from Amseat?

4. Where does Beryl's plane land after her historic transatlantic flight?

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

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