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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 is Beryl not allowed to fly solo between Juba and Wadi Halfa without permission and other pilots are?
(a) She is a woman.
(b) She only has a class B license.
(c) She is white.
(d) She is English.

2. When does Beryl have the saddest tone in the final chapter?
(a) When she discusses the changes in Africa.
(b) When there is a change in her relationship with her father.
(c) When she thinks about the deaths of her friends.
(d) When she reflects that she was never close to her mother.

3. Why are Beryl and Blix grounded for a week?
(a) Because of the weather.
(b) Blix meets up with an old friend.
(c) The plane needs repairs.
(d) They need permission from the Italian government to continue.

4. Why are Beryl and Blix detained in Cagliari?
(a) Because they do not believe Beryl is a woman.
(b) They fit the description of a couple the police are looking for.
(c) Blix is disrespectful to an official.
(d) They do not have the right paperwork.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the companion of the passenger in the plane that lands in Nairobi?

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

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

4. Who leaves Beryl and Blix when they are examining the elephants they have found?

5. What happens to Wise Child after the Saint Leger race?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Beryl arrives in Nova Scotia?

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

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

4. What news detracts from Beryl's accomplishment?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why are Beryl and Blix detained in Cagliari?

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