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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens after Beryl and Blix land in Amseat?
(a) They are arrested.
(b) They are invited to dine with the local official.
(c) The plane needs repairs.
(d) They need permission from the Italian government to contine.

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

3. Why are Beryl and Blix delayed in Benghazi?
(a) Because they have to go through so much paperwork.
(b) The officials want a bribe but Beryl and Blix do not have enough cash on them.
(c) Blix wants to spend time with some drinking buddies.
(d) They are waiting for clearance from the Italian government.

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

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

6. Why are Beryl and Blix detained in Cagliari?
(a) Because they do not believe Beryl is a woman.
(b) Blix is disrespectful to an official.
(c) They do not have the right paperwork.
(d) They fit the description of a couple the police are looking for.

7. Why is Beryl not allowed to leave Cairo as quickly as she has in the past?
(a) They are not allowed to transport alcohol.
(b) Their papers have been misplaced.
(c) The official she knows is not in town.
(d) The weather is bad.

8. Why does Wrack's owner change his mind about Beryl being his trainer?
(a) Because he does not like Beryl's training methods.
(b) Becuase he does not like Beryl's attitude.
(c) Because she is too young.
(d) It was on the advice of a friend.

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

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

11. How does Blix pass the time while in Cairo?
(a) Reading.
(b) Sightseeing.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Drinking with firends.

12. What does Beryl's flight instructor teach her to trust above all?
(a) Her gut.
(b) The condition of the skies.
(c) Her compass.
(d) The wind currents.

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

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

15. What happens to Beryl's plane after her transatlantic flight?
(a) It is placed in a museum.
(b) J.C. Carberry sells it to a man who lets it deteriorate.
(c) It is used for scrap metal in World War Two.
(d) It is placed in the town square where she was born.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Beryl go for repairs to her plane?

2. What does Beryl find when she arrives at Ithumba?

3. What is Beryl's assessment of her historic flight?

4. Why is Beryl not allowed to fly solo between Juba and Wadi Halfa without permission and other pilots are?

5. Why are Beryl and Blix grounded for a week?

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