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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Beryl's flight instructor teach her to trust above all?
(a) The wind currents.
(b) Her gut.
(c) Her compass.
(d) The condition of the skies.

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

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

5. Who is supportive of the decision that Beryl makes in Nairobi?
(a) Lady Delamere.
(b) Arab Ruta.
(c) Arab Kosky.
(d) Karen Blixen.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Where does Beryl decide she would like to move after rescuing the hunting party?
(a) The United States.
(b) Peru.
(c) Egypt.
(d) England.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does J.C. Carberry give to Beryl before flying to Ithumba?

2. Why does Tom Black give Beryl the advise in the letter he writes to her?

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

4. Who does Beryl need to get permission from to fly from Juba and Wadi Halfa?

5. How does Blix pass the time while in Cairo?

(see the answer keys)

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