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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 when Beryl and Blix are examining the elephants they have scouted?
(a) The elephants do not see them and almost stomps on them.
(b) One of the elephants charges at them.
(c) Two of the elephants get into a fight near Beryl and Blix.
(d) One of the elephants catches their scent.

2. What does Blix tell Beryl after a night of drinking in Cairo?
(a) He saw a ghost.
(b) He had a near-death experience.
(c) He saw a head roll from a body.
(d) He witnessed a crime.

3. What happens after Beryl and Blix leave Cagliari?
(a) They realize they left their papers there and have to turn around to retrieve them.
(b) The plane has engine trouble.
(c) They run into a thunderstorm.
(d) They have an argument.

4. Where does the idea for a transatlantic flight begin?
(a) At an airplane hangar.
(b) At a tea party.
(c) On a fox hunt.
(d) At a dinner party.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beryl learn about her feat when she returns to London?

2. What is Beryl's assessment of her historic flight?

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

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

5. What happens to Beryl's plane after her transatlantic flight?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is Denys Finch Hatton's idea to improve hunting?

8. What happens when Beryl lands on the airfield to retrieve Blix and Winston?

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

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

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