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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Chapter 18, Captives of Rivers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Beryl go for repairs to her plane?
(a) J.C. Carberry's coffee plantation, Seramai
(b) To Baron von Blixen's farm.
(c) To Nairobi.
(d) To the Delamere's ranch.

2. What help does Beryl wish she had in Molo?
(a) Help cleaning stalls.
(b) Help cleaning the house.
(c) Help with bookkeeping.
(d) Help training horses.

3. What do Beryl and her dog do during Beryl's childhood?
(a) They assist Lord Delamere on his ranch.
(b) They play in a river.
(c) They explore the vicinity near their farm.
(d) They go hunting with the Murani Masai people.

4. What is most of the flour produced by Beryl's father's gristmill used for?
(a) For exportation to England.
(b) For the native people.
(c) It goes to the government for workers building the Uganda Railway.
(d) For consumption of nearby residents.

5. Why does Blix's hunting party want to set up a camp at Ithumba?
(a) Because there is a large water hole there.
(b) Because another hunting party had shot a large elephant there the week before.
(c) Because a large bull elephant was sighted there.
(d) Because the elephants are migrating into the area.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Beryl's father buy the land where his farm stands?

2. What is the name of a nearby ranch that has a distinguishing geographical feature?

3. What is Beryl doing when the person arrives on her doorstep in Molo to help?

4. What do Beryl and the man with the broken down car discuss?

5. Where do Beryl and her dog go during an instance that she recalls from her childhood?

(see the answer key)

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