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

2. Where does Beryl's plane land after her historic transatlantic flight?
(a) Labrador.
(b) Newfoundland.
(c) New Brunswick.
(d) Nova Scotia.

3. Where are Beryl and Blix forced to stay in Benghazi?
(a) At a local brothel.
(b) At an official's home.
(c) At a local missionary church.
(d) At a local jail.

4. Where does Beryl go for repairs to her plane?
(a) J.C. Carberry's coffee plantation, Seramai
(b) To Baron von Blixen's farm.
(c) To Nairobi.
(d) To the Delamere's ranch.

5. How does Beryl get Makula to fly in her plane?
(a) She coaxes him.
(b) Makula flies the whole distance with a blanket over his head.
(c) She threatens him.
(d) She does some guided visual imagery with him prior to the takeoff.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Beryl have the saddest tone in the final chapter?

2. What prediction does Beryl receive from a customs official?

3. What is the content of the telegram Beryl receives?

4. Where is Beryl the night before the Saint Leger race?

5. What happens after Beryl and Blix land in Amseat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the pilot of the plane Beryl watches land in Nairobi?

2. Where do Beryl and Blix stay in Benghazi?

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

4. What happens when Beryl flies to the hunters' camp at Ithumba?

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

6. How does the idea for Beryl's transatlantic flight begin?

7. Why are Beryl and Blix detained in Cagliari?

8. Why does Blix refrain from shooting the elephant that he and Beryl had scouted?

9. Where does Beryl go for repairs on her plane before the hunting party moves on the Ithumba?

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

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