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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Beryl supposed to be doing during one instance she recalls from her childhood when she and her dog take off?
(a) Helping at the gristmill.
(b) Working in the garden.
(c) Her chores.
(d) Her studies.

2. Who does Beryl stop to assist when his car breaks down?
(a) Denys Finch-Hatton.
(b) Tom Black.
(c) Mr. Elkington.
(d) J.C. Carberry.

3. Who comes to Beryl's assistance after the lion attacks her?
(a) Beryl's father.
(b) Mr. Elkington.
(c) Lord Delamere.
(d) A farm hand.

4. What does Ebert promise the man with Blackwater at Nungwe?
(a) That Beryl would bring him some gin.
(b) That Beryl would come and talk with him.
(c) That Beryl would take him to a hospital in Nairobi.
(d) That Beryl would deliver a message to his family.

5. Who is Kibii?
(a) One of the Elkington's farm hands.
(b) A stable boy on Beryl's father's farm.
(c) Arab Maina's son.
(d) A Kikuyu tribesman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beryl see after leaving Rothschild's camp?

2. What happens after the mare gives birth?

3. Why does Beryl fulfill Ebert's promise to the man with Blackwater at Nungwe?

4. What does a Nandi boy do after Beryl beats him at a native game?

5. What does the man with Blackwater discuss with Beryl?

Short Essay Questions

1. From where does Beryl receive an emergency message?

2. Who is Buller?

3. What choice does Beryl's father give her after he gets a job as a horse trainer?

4. Why is Beryl reluctant to go on the emergency mission to Nungwe?

5. What is Beryl's reaction when she sees the man with Blackwater at Nungwe?

6. What happens when Beryl beats a Nandi boy at a game played by natives?

7. How is Beryl assured that she has gained Camsiscan's trust?

8. What happens when Beryl and her dog are hunting wild boar with the Murani Masai?

9. What was the runway like when Beryl landed at Nungwe?

10. Who does Beryl encounter while carrying Woody back to her plane?

(see the answer keys)

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