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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the situation when Beryl finds Blix and Winston after searching for their hunting party?

2. What does Beryl learn about the woman whom she helps make dinner in Benghazi?

3. What happens when Winston eventually kills the elephant found by Beryl and Blix?

4. When does Beryl have the saddest tone in the final chapter?

5. What prediction does Beryl receive from a customs official?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Beryl flies to the hunters' camp at Ithumba?

4. Who is the passenger of the plane that lands in Nairobi, and what condition is that passenger in?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What news detracts from Beryl's accomplishment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What losses has Beryl had in her life? How have the losses impacted her? Use specific examples from the book in your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Beryl consider her transatlantic flight a failure? Are there other failures she has had in her life? Why? Cite examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Do you think Beryl is an independent woman, a nurturer, or both? Cite specific examples from the book.

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