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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. What decision does Beryl make after a plane lands in Nairobi?
(a) To become a nurse.
(b) To become a writer.
(c) To become a bush pilot.
(d) To become an advocate for the indigenous people.

2. How does Beryl get Makula to fly in her plane?
(a) She does some guided visual imagery with him prior to the takeoff.
(b) Makula flies the whole distance with a blanket over his head.
(c) She threatens him.
(d) She coaxes him.

3. What happens to the plane on one of the scouting flights Beryl takes with her flight instructor?
(a) The fuel gauge stops working.
(b) The radio does not work.
(c) Beryl cannot get the plane to gain altitude.
(d) The engine stops.

4. What is Tom Black's advise in a letter he writes to Beryl?
(a) To leave British East Africa.
(b) To stop training horses.
(c) To purchase a tea plantation.
(d) Do not scout elephants from the air.

5. Where does Tom Black move to after he leaves British East Africa?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Peru.
(c) Ireland.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Beryl the night before the Saint Leger race?

2. What happens to Wise Child after the Saint Leger race?

3. Why does Beryl need to get permission to fly from Juba and Wadi Halfa?

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

5. What does J.C. Carberry give to Beryl before flying to Ithumba?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Beryl's concern about her horse, Wise Child, in the Saint Leger race?

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

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

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

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

7. What does Beryl learn about her feat after she returns to London?

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

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

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

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