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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does J.C. Carberry give to Beryl before flying to Ithumba?

2. Where does Beryl go to live after her flight?

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

4. What happens when Winston eventually kills the elephant found by Beryl and Blix?

5. Why does Beryl need to get permission to fly from Juba and Wadi Halfa?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Beryl think it is crazy for men to hunt elephants?

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

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

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

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

7. Where do Beryl and Blix stay in Benghazi?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What losses has Beryl had in her life? How have the losses impacted her? Use specific examples from the book in your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What is Beryl's view toward hunting elephants? Why does she think that way? Support with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

How does Beryl Markham depict the relationship between the colonizers and the colonized in British East Africa? As a foreigner living in Africa, do you think that Markham supports the colonial system or does she criticize it? Support your opinions with evidence from the book.

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