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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 14, Errands of the Wind.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kibii not like attending?
(a) Hunting rituals.
(b) English colonists's teas.
(c) Parties and dances.
(d) Church services.

2. What company does Woody fly for?
(a) Daallo Airlines.
(b) Afrinat.
(c) East African Airways.
(d) Afrigiyah.

3. How does Beryl's father spend the rest of their available funds?
(a) On food.
(b) Paying the hired help.
(c) Fulfilling contracts at the gristmill.
(d) Buying a ticket on a steamliner.

4. What does Beryl's father do with the money he earns from the gristmill?
(a) He sends it to relatives in England.
(b) He builds a sawmill.
(c) He loses it gambling.
(d) He purchases more farmland.

5. How does the passenger in the plane that lands in Nairobi sustain his injuries?
(a) The supports fail in a mine where the man is working.
(b) He gets into a fight with a Massai.
(c) He gets his foot stuck between two rocks before the dynamite explosion.
(d) He stops to photograph a lion after he and his companions had shot it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the bird that could whistle during Beryl's childhood?

2. What is Beryl's dog's name?

3. What was Beryl supposed to be doing during one instance she recalls from her childhood when she and her dog take off?

4. Who is the only female influence Beryl has during her childhood?

5. Why is Woody's plane not suited for flying in Africa?

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