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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. How would Beryl like to help the woman in Benghazi?
(a) By offering to talk to friends in London to see if they can assist her.
(b) By putting her in contact with a local missionary church.
(c) By giving her the name of a local official.
(d) By giving her money.

2. With whom does Beryl share her accomplishment?
(a) Her father.
(b) Ruta.
(c) Tom Black.
(d) Lord Delamere.

3. Where are Beryl and Blix grounded on their transcontinental flight?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Algiers.
(c) Khartoum.
(d) Addis Ababa.

4. Where is Beryl the night before the Saint Leger race?
(a) The Norfolk Hotel.
(b) The Muthaiga Club.
(c) The Conestoga Club.
(d) The Hibiscus Lounge

5. Why does Tom Black give Beryl the advise in the letter he writes to her?
(a) It is a more secure future.
(b) It is not very profitable.
(c) There is great unrest among the natives.
(d) She could crash or be stranded.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leaves Beryl and Blix when they are examining the elephants they have found?

2. What is the nature of the phone call Beryl receives after she arrives in London?

3. Why does Beryl think it is crazy for men to hunt elephants?

4. What happens after Beryl and Blix leave Cagliari?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Cairo, what does Blix tell Beryl he has seen after a night of drinking?

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

3. What happens when Beryl arrives in Nova Scotia?

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

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

6. Where do Beryl and Blix stay in Benghazi?

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

8. How does Beryl get Makula to fly in her plane?

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

10. Beryl receives a telegram from Baron von Blixen. What is the content of the telegram?

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