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

2. Why are Beryl and Blix delayed in Benghazi?
(a) They are waiting for clearance from the Italian government.
(b) The officials want a bribe but Beryl and Blix do not have enough cash on them.
(c) Blix wants to spend time with some drinking buddies.
(d) Because they have to go through so much paperwork.

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

4. How does the passenger in the plane that lands in Nairobi sustain his injuries?
(a) The supports fail in a mine where the man is working.
(b) He stops to photograph a lion after he and his companions had shot it.
(c) He gets into a fight with a Massai.
(d) He gets his foot stuck between two rocks before the dynamite explosion.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Beryl go for repairs to her plane?

3. What is Tom Black's advise in a letter he writes to Beryl?

4. What happens when Beryl lands on the airstrip trying to retrieve Blix and Winston?

5. What does Beryl's flight instructor teach her to trust above all?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Beryl think it is crazy for men to hunt elephants?

2. Why are women not allowed to fly solo between Juba and Wadi Halfa without permission form the RAF?

3. Beryl receives a telegram from Baron von Blixen. What is the content of the telegram?

4. What are Beryl and Blix required to do after they take off from Amseat?

5. What news detracts from Beryl's accomplishment?

6. Who is the passenger of the plane that lands in Nairobi, and what condition is that passenger in?

7. What does Tom Black advise Beryl in a letter he writes to her from England?

8. What happens when Beryl arrives in Nova Scotia?

9. What does Beryl learn about her feat after she returns to London?

10. How does Beryl get Makula to fly in her plane?

(see the answer keys)

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