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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 request does Beryl make to the hunting party?
(a) She needs to leave by sunset.
(b) She will land when they lengthen the air strip.
(c) She can only carry small game on her plane.
(d) That only one person can ride in her plane at a time.

2. Why does Tom Black give Beryl the advise in the letter he writes to her?
(a) It is a more secure future.
(b) She could crash or be stranded.
(c) There is great unrest among the natives.
(d) It is not very profitable.

3. Who leaves Beryl and Blix when they are examining the elephants they have found?
(a) Ruta.
(b) Makula.
(c) Bishon Singh.
(d) Kosky.

4. What are Beryl and Blix looking for when out on an elephant scouting mission for a client?
(a) Male elephants with big tusks.
(b) A place near a water hole.
(c) A large herd of elephants.
(d) Elephants within walking distance from camp.

5. What is the nature of the phone call Beryl receives after she arrives in London?
(a) Her father is wishing her luck.
(b) She is invited to a coctkail party as the Duke of Gloucester's guest.
(c) That this day would be the best weather for a transatlantic flight.
(d) The mechanics have done a complete check on her plane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is NOT an item given to Beryl for her historic flight?

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

3. Where does Beryl decide she would like to move after rescuing the hunting party?

4. How does Blix pass the time while in Cairo?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Tom Black want Beryl to learn how to fly?

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

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

5. What happens to Wise Child when she runs the Saint Leger race?

6. Why are Beryl and Blix detained in Cagliari?

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

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

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

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

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