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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 to Wise Child after the Saint Leger race?
(a) She is retired.
(b) The owner breeds her.
(c) She dies.
(d) She begins to race on the professional circuit.

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

3. What does Beryl find when she arrives at Ithumba?
(a) The hunting party has killed a lot of game.
(b) The hunting party has not arrived.
(c) The hunting party is drunk.
(d) The camp has been ransacked.

4. Which is NOT an item given to Beryl for her historic flight?
(a) A watch.
(b) A sprig of heather.
(c) A lifejacket.
(d) Flares.

5. What does Blix want Beryl to bring with her after she takes Winston back to camp?
(a) Food for the porters.
(b) A change of clothes.
(c) A first aid kit.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the idea for a transatlantic flight begin?

2. Why does Tom Black give Beryl the advise in the letter he writes to her?

3. What decision does Beryl make after a plane lands in Nairobi?

4. Who does Beryl need to get permission from to fly from Juba and Wadi Halfa?

5. Where does Beryl's plane land after her historic transatlantic flight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Beryl and Blix detained in Cagliari?

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

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

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

5. Where do Beryl and Blix stay in Benghazi?

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

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

8. What news detracts from Beryl's accomplishment?

9. What is Beryl's concern about her horse, Wise Child, in the Saint Leger race?

10. Why were Beryl and Blix forced to stay grounded in Cairo for a week?

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