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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Pipal Pani Tiger.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Corbett find is the cause of the Champawat tigress's need to hunt people?
(a) An old hip injury.
(b) Broken teeth from being shot.
(c) Age and arthritis.
(d) Congenital deformity.

2. Which of the following is NOT something that a tiger depends on for the success of its attack when killing its prey?
(a) Speed.
(b) Hearing.
(c) Condition of claws.
(d) Condition of teeth.

3. Why do the Vivians miss their opportunity to kill the man-eater of Chowgarh?
(a) They miss the shot.
(b) The gun jams and does not fire.
(c) The man-eater senses their presence and stays hidden.
(d) In the murky light they mistake it for a bear.

4. What does the father do when he realizes his son is missing?
(a) Gather a group to go on a tiger hunt.
(b) Searches all night in the wilderness for him.
(c) Send a telegram to Corbett.
(d) Weep uncontrollably.

5. It most cases, which of the following best characterizes the tiger's change from animal to human flesh?
(a) Rancorous.
(b) Accidental.
(c) Instinctual.
(d) Defensive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Corbett wait for the Bachelor of Powalgarh?

2. What does Corbet wedge into his door to get ventilation but keep the tiger out?

3. Who does Corbett go fetch to help him retrieve the body of the Bachelor of Powalgarh?

4. What happens to the girl the Chowgarh man-eater leaves wounded?

5. How does Corbett eventually first encounter the leopard?

(see the answer key)

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