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

2. Where is Beryl the night before the Saint Leger race?
(a) The Norfolk Hotel.
(b) The Hibiscus Lounge
(c) The Conestoga Club.
(d) The Muthaiga Club.

3. 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 catches their scent.
(c) One of the elephants charges at them.
(d) Two of the elephants get into a fight near Beryl and Blix.

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

5. Why is Beryl not allowed to leave Cairo as quickly as she has in the past?
(a) The weather is bad.
(b) Their papers have been misplaced.
(c) They are not allowed to transport alcohol.
(d) The official she knows is not in town.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why are Beryl and Blix grounded for a week?

3. What happens to the plane on one of the scouting flights Beryl takes with her flight instructor?

4. Where does Tom Black move to after he leaves British East Africa?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What news detracts from Beryl's accomplishment?

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

4. Why are Beryl and Blix detained in Cagliari?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where do Beryl and Blix stay in Benghazi?

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