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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Beryl reluctant to go on the emergency mission to Nungwe?
(a) It is dark.
(b) She is alone.
(c) She wants to search for a missing pilot.
(d) She does not have a radio.

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

3. Who is the only female influence Beryl has during her childhood?
(a) Karen Blixen.
(b) Lady Delamere.
(c) Mrs. Elkington.
(d) A native woman.

4. What does Beryl's dog survive when Beryl was a child?
(a) A mass cell tumor.
(b) Getting snared in a trap.
(c) Being accidentally shot by a hunting party.
(d) A mauling from a leopard.

5. What happens to Arab Kosky after he traps a warthog in a hole?
(a) He falls into another hole and breaks his leg.
(b) He crawls in after the hog and it charges and cuts Arab Kosky's arm.
(c) He is busy looking into the hole and he is attacked by a leopard.
(d) The warthog runs out of the hole and cuts him in the leg.

6. Who does Beryl see before meeting up with the lion on the farm?
(a) Kibii.
(b) Bishon Singh.
(c) Lord Delamere.
(d) Mrs. Elkington.

7. Where does Beryl eventually find Woody?
(a) Under a tree.
(b) Lying between two large boulders.
(c) In the cockpit of his plane.
(d) In a crevice.

8. 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 won the bet.
(c) That he lost the bet.
(d) That he has no recollection of the dying man or the bet.

9. What happens when Beryl's horse and a zebra get into a fight during her childhood?
(a) Beryl's horse is injured.
(b) The zebra dies.
(c) The zebra runs away.
(d) Beryl is thrown from her horse.

10. Why does Beryl's father buy the land where his farm stands?
(a) Because it is cheap and fertile.
(b) It is close to the capitol.
(c) It is close to his cousin's farm.
(d) Because a river runs through it.

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

12. Who calls for help after the lion attacks Beryl?
(a) Kibii.
(b) A Masai Murani.
(c) Bishon Singh.
(d) A farm hand.

13. What is the pregnant horse's name?
(a) Ameenah.
(b) Coquette.
(c) Frilly.
(d) Soledad.

14. What is Beryl's childhood horse's name?
(a) Ngare.
(b) Balmy.
(c) Sundance.
(d) Apple Jack.

15. Where is Rothschild's camp?
(a) In the Kakamega Forest.
(b) On the Serengeti Plains.
(c) Near Lake Victoria.
(d) Int he Great Rift Valley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owns the farm where there is a lion that is allowed to roam free?

2. What does the lion that attacks Beryl do to its owner?

3. According to Kibii's philosophy, what caused there to be death in the world?

4. What happens to Beryl and her father as a result of a drought?

5. What does Ebert want Beryl to tell him about when she drops off the oxygen at Nungwe?

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