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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 kind of plane does Woody fly?
(a) A Grumman G-21 Goose.
(b) A Salmson 2A2.
(c) A Piper Cub.
(d) A German Klemm monoplane.

2. What happens when Beryl hits the new racehorse with her whip?
(a) The horse falls onto its back.
(b) It does not move.
(c) It starts bucking.
(d) It rears up.

3. What happens when the new racehorse throws Beryl?
(a) Beryl hurts her arm.
(b) She hits her head on a tree.
(c) Beryl injures her tail bone.
(d) Beryl cuts her leg on a rock.

4. What do Beryl and Ebert do after she drops off the oxygen at Nungwe?
(a) Ebert gives her a tour.
(b) They make repairs to Beryl's plane.
(c) They tend to the dying man.
(d) They have tea together.

5. Who arrives at Beryl's door in Molo to assist her with her need?
(a) Arab Ruta.
(b) Arab Kosky
(c) Bishon Singh.
(d) Arab Maina

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the wind sock not helpful when Beryl lands at Nungwe?

2. How does Beryl feel when taking off for the emergency mission to Nungwe?

3. What does Beryl investigate while searching for Woody?

4. Who is the only female influence Beryl has during her childhood?

5. What is Beryl's concern about the mare giving birth?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does most of the flour produced by Beryl's father's grist mill go?

2. What does Beryl think about after seeing a zebra while searching for Woody?

3. What happens after the lion's owner comes to assist Beryl after the attack?

4. What is the image that Beryl thinks is a glint of water?

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

6. What does the man with Blackwater tell Beryl when she talks with him at Nungwe?

7. Why does Beryl need to tend to an emergency in the middle of the night?

8. Who appears on Beryl's doorstep when she wishes there was someone who could help train her horses?

9. What does Beryl do when she encounters the lion?

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

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