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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Beryl think it is crazy for men to hunt elephants?
(a) Because it is inhumane.
(b) Because it is wasteful because only the tusks are needed.
(c) The elephants are big targets and it is not much of a challenge.
(d) Because of the size difference between men and elephants.

2. What is the content of the telegram Beryl receives?
(a) The sender wants her to train his horses.
(b) The sender wants her to fly greater distances.
(c) The sender is making final arrangements for a safari he has organized.
(d) The sender encourages her to come to England.

3. What happens when Beryl and Blix are examining the elephants they have scouted?
(a) The elephants do not see them and almost stomps on them.
(b) One of the elephants charges at them.
(c) Two of the elephants get into a fight near Beryl and Blix.
(d) One of the elephants catches their scent.

4. When does Beryl have the saddest tone in the final chapter?
(a) When she thinks about the deaths of her friends.
(b) When there is a change in her relationship with her father.
(c) When she discusses the changes in Africa.
(d) When she reflects that she was never close to her mother.

5. What does Beryl respond to Tom Black in her letter?
(a) That she has one more job to do, and then she will follow his advice.
(b) She tells Tom she does not think it is a good idea.
(c) She thanks him for the advice and promises to follow it.
(d) She is offended with his meddling.

6. What does Blix want Beryl to bring with her after she takes Winston back to camp?
(a) Food for the porters.
(b) A first aid kit.
(c) A change of clothes.
(d) Water.

7. Where does Beryl go to live after her flight?
(a) Canada.
(b) British East Africa.
(c) England.
(d) The United States.

8. What does Blix originally think he is seeing after drinking in Cairo?
(a) Pranksters.
(b) A dream.
(c) Shadows.
(d) A hallucination.

9. Where does Beryl decide she would like to move after rescuing the hunting party?
(a) Peru.
(b) The United States.
(c) Egypt.
(d) England.

10. What prediction does Beryl receive from a customs official?
(a) That she will receive a gift.
(b) She will fly over water to a strange country.
(c) Her plane will crash.
(d) That she will be reacquainted with an old friend.

11. Why are Beryl and Blix grounded for a week?
(a) The plane needs repairs.
(b) Because of the weather.
(c) They need permission from the Italian government to continue.
(d) Blix meets up with an old friend.

12. Where are Beryl and Blix forced to stay in Benghazi?
(a) At a local brothel.
(b) At an official's home.
(c) At a local jail.
(d) At a local missionary church.

13. From whom does Beryl receive a telegram after she receives the letter from Tom Black?
(a) C.B. Clutterbuck.
(b) Baron von Blixen.
(c) J.C. Carberry.
(d) Lord Delemere.

14. What happens on the flight Beryl is supposed to take with Denys Finch Hatton?
(a) The plane catches on fire.
(b) Denys's plane crashes upon takeoff in Voi.
(c) The plane goes into a spin.
(d) The plane stalls.

15. Who teaches Beryl how to fly?
(a) Denys Finch Hatton.
(b) Tom Black.
(c) Blix.
(d) Woody

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after Beryl and Blix leave Cagliari?

2. Why does Blix's hunting party want to set up a camp at Ithumba?

3. What news does Beryl receive after she returns to London that detracts from her accomplishment?

4. Where are Beryl and Blix grounded on their transcontinental flight?

5. Why is Beryl concerned about Wise Child?

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