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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 9, Royal Exile.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man with Blackwater discuss with Beryl?
(a) He discusses the weather.
(b) He discusses his family.
(c) He discusses his illness.
(d) He discusses people he had once known.

2. Why does Beryl accept the mission to Nungwe?
(a) She wants to prove herself to the other pilots.
(b) She knows a man needs her.
(c) She wants the thrill of adventure.
(d) She needs to log more flight time.

3. What happens when the new racehorse throws Beryl?
(a) Beryl hurts her arm.
(b) She hits her head on a tree.
(c) Beryl injures her tail bone.
(d) Beryl cuts her leg on a rock.

4. What does Carl Hastings tell Beryl about the bet with the dying man at Nungwe?
(a) That the bet was with another man, not Hastings.
(b) That he lost the bet.
(c) That he won the bet.
(d) That he has no recollection of the dying man or the bet.

5. What is the name of a nearby ranch that has a distinguishing geographical feature?
(a) The Mount Kenya Ranch.
(b) The Equator Ranch
(c) The Limestone Ranch.
(d) The Rift Valley Ranch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beryl do after she passes the lion?

2. What feat gives Beryl Markham celebrity status?

3. What time of day does Beryl receive the emergency message to go to Nungwe?

4. What was Beryl Markham's father's profession?

5. Where is Rothschild's camp?

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