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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 part of a black mamba is black?

2. What does Capstick say one crocodile continued to do even after he had shot it in the head?

3. What does Castick say is the most dangerous snake in Africa?

4. What is the last thing Mason and Capstick see of the local woman before the crocodile drags her under the water?

5. What part of Joan's body does the hippo bite?

Short Essay Questions

1. What snakes does Africa have?

2. What does Alan Root describe in his article?

3. Describe crocodiles.

4. How do cobra snakes attack their enemies?

5. Why is the rhinoceros so dangerous?

6. Why are hippopotami important to the ecosystem?

7. Describe how a hippopotamus attacked a native family in Chapter 5.

8. Where does Capstick eventually find the snake?

9. What does Capstick do when he finds a large black mamba in the restroom?

10. How do crocodiles kill their prey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following animals from the text--hippo, elephant, buffalo and rhino--and examine it in relation to its:

1) Methods it uses to kill

2) Habitat

3) Its danger to humans

Essay Topic 2

Why have rhinos come close to extinction? What are the laws protecting rhinos? How can the authorities ensure that rhinos continue to exist?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the stories Rinpoche tells through the book. Why are Capstick's stories so graphic? What does the graphic way he tells his stories so about how he views hunting and wildlife in general?

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