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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Beryl find when she arrives at Ithumba?
(a) The hunting party has killed a lot of game.
(b) The hunting party has not arrived.
(c) The camp has been ransacked.
(d) The hunting party is drunk.

8. 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.

9. Who leaves Beryl and Blix when they are examining the elephants they have found?
(a) Kosky.
(b) Makula.
(c) Bishon Singh.
(d) Ruta.

10. 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) She is invited to a coctkail party as the Duke of Gloucester's guest.
(d) That this day would be the best weather for a transatlantic flight.

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

12. What is Tom Black's advise in a letter he writes to Beryl?
(a) To leave British East Africa.
(b) To stop training horses.
(c) Do not scout elephants from the air.
(d) To purchase a tea plantation.

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

14. Where does Tom Black move to after he leaves British East Africa?
(a) England.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Peru.
(d) Ireland.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Beryl go for repairs to her plane?

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

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

4. What is the content of the telegram Beryl receives?

5. Why are Beryl and Blix detained in Cagliari?

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