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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 happens when Beryl's horse and a zebra get into a fight during her childhood?
(a) The zebra dies.
(b) The zebra runs away.
(c) Beryl is thrown from her horse.
(d) Beryl's horse is injured.

2. What does Carl Hastings tell Beryl about the bet with the dying man at Nungwe?
(a) That the bet was with another man, not Hastings.
(b) That he has no recollection of the dying man or the bet.
(c) That he won the bet.
(d) That he lost the bet.

3. What eventually happens years later to the lion that attacks Beryl?
(a) The owners are forced to have the lion shot.
(b) It is sold to a zoo.
(c) It is killed by another lion.
(d) It is sold to a circus.

4. What time of day does Beryl receive the emergency message to go to Nungwe?
(a) In the morning.
(b) In the afternoon.
(c) In the evening.
(d) At night.

5. According to Kibii's philosophy, what caused there to be death in the world?
(a) A mongoose.
(b) An Ibis.
(c) A chameleon.
(d) A hyena.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beryl investigate while searching for Woody?

2. Who does Beryl stop to assist when his car breaks down?

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

4. What was Beryl Markham's father's profession?

5. What does Beryl's acquaintance offer to Beryl and Woody?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Beryl's concern when Coquette is giving birth?

3. Why is Woody's plane not suited for Africa?

4. Who is the person working on a car that Beryl encounters while riding her horse?

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

6. Who is Buller?

7. What happens after Coquette gives birth?

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

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

10. Why does Beryl accept the emergency mission to Nungwe?

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