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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 tribal groups help Beryl's father clear the land for the farm?
(a) Kamba and Kisii people.
(b) Kavirondo and Kikuyu people.
(c) Luhya and Luo people.
(d) Ameru and Turkana people.

2. What does Beryl nearly miss while reminiscing about her past in Book 1, Chapter 3?
(a) A flashing light on the ground.
(b) Brush clumped together like an arrow.
(c) A red flag.
(d) A silver glitter shaped like a pond.

3. What is the colt's name?
(a) Pegasus.
(b) Hermes
(c) Perseus
(d) Icharus.

4. What does a Nandi boy do after Beryl beats him at a native game?
(a) He stabs her in the leg.
(b) He runs away.
(c) He congratulates her.
(d) He cries.

5. What company does Woody fly for?
(a) East African Airways.
(b) Afrinat.
(c) Daallo Airlines.
(d) Afrigiyah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Beryl fly to Rothschild's camp?

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

3. What happens to the bird that could whistle during Beryl's childhood?

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

5. What is Beryl's reaction to the man with Blackwater at Nungwe?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Beryl and her father as a result of a drought?

4. What does Ebert want Beryl to tell him about at Nungwe?

5. Who is Buller?

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

7. What does the person who Beryl encounters offer Beryl and Woody?

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

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

10. From where does Beryl receive an emergency message?

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