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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) The weather is bad.
(c) The official she knows is not in town.
(d) Their papers have been misplaced.

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

3. What happens when Winston eventually kills the elephant found by Beryl and Blix?
(a) He is grateful that Beryl and Blix found it for him.
(b) He gives Beryl and Blix a tusk.
(c) He is disappointed there is only one elephant.
(d) He finds its size to be wanting.

4. What request does Beryl make to the hunting party?
(a) That only one person can ride in her plane at a time.
(b) She will land when they lengthen the air strip.
(c) She needs to leave by sunset.
(d) She can only carry small game on her plane.

5. What does Beryl learn about the woman whom she helps make dinner in Benghazi?
(a) She is an indentured servant and still has many years left on her contract.
(b) She has syphilis.
(c) She was stolen as a young child and would like to return to her country.
(d) She is trying to support seven children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Beryl go to live after her flight?

2. Which is NOT an item given to Beryl for her historic flight?

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

4. Where does Beryl's plane land after her historic transatlantic flight?

5. Where does Tom Black move to after he leaves British East Africa?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the pilot of the plane Beryl watches land in Nairobi?

2. How does Tom Black want Beryl to learn how to fly?

3. What happens when Beryl lands on the airfield to retrieve Blix and Winston?

4. Why are women not allowed to fly solo between Juba and Wadi Halfa without permission form the RAF?

5. What happens to Wise Child when she runs the Saint Leger race?

6. What is Denys Finch Hatton's idea to improve hunting?

7. Why are Beryl and Blix detained in Cagliari?

8. What does Tom Black advise Beryl in a letter he writes to her from England?

9. Why were Beryl and Blix forced to stay grounded in Cairo for a week?

10. How does the idea for Beryl's transatlantic flight begin?

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