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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 the companion of the passenger in the plane that lands in Nairobi?
(a) He is injured and rides to Nairobi in another plane.
(b) He is honored as a hero.
(c) He dies.
(d) He is convicted of a crime.

2. 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 camp has been ransacked.
(d) The hunting party is drunk.

3. Where does Beryl go to live after her flight?
(a) The United States.
(b) British East Africa.
(c) England.
(d) Canada.

4. What does Beryl learn about her feat when she returns to London?
(a) No one knows about her flight.
(b) She is a celebrity.
(c) Someone else had taken the flight a week before she did.
(d) She broke an aviation record.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Beryl and Blix detained in Cagliari?

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

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

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

5. What idea does Denys Finch Hatton have for hunting?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are Beryl and Blix detained in Cagliari?

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

4. In Cairo, what does Blix tell Beryl he has seen after a night of drinking?

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

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

7. What happens when Beryl arrives in Nova Scotia?

8. What news detracts from Beryl's accomplishment?

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

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

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