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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What kind of tree does Charlie climb?
(a) A buffalo thorn tree
(b) A horse chestnut tree
(c) An oak tree
(d) A gum tree
2. Why do hunters prize a rhino's horn so highly?
(a) They are very rare
(b) They contain oil
(c) It posesses aphrodisiac qualities
(d) Westerners buy them
3. What kind of meat do Capstick and Mason eat for breakfast?
(a) Kidney
(b) Heart
(c) Tongue
(d) Liver
4. What makes it difficult to shoot crocodiles?
(a) Their tough skin
(b) Their fast reflexes
(c) Their small size
(d) Their well-armored brain
5. Who did William K. Olsen volunteer for?
(a) Peace Corps
(b) Salvation Army
(c) Catholic Church
(d) Oxfam
6. What does a common myth say a crocodile uses to knock its victim into the water?
(a) Its snout
(b) Its tongue
(c) It feet
(d) Its tail
7. What happened to Capstick's second shot?
(a) It hit the hippo in the eye
(b) It hit the hippo's teeth
(c) It brushed the hippo's tail
(d) It missed
8. What is on the arm that identifies it as the local woman's?
(a) A bracelet
(b) A wedding ring
(c) A tattoo
(d) A scar
9. Where does a cobra often direct its venom?
(a) The groin
(b) The hands
(c) The mouth
(d) The eyes
10. Who does Capstick hunt the crocodile with?
(a) Mason
(b) Regan
(c) Silent
(d) Bwana
11. How did Changa save a client when a cobra spat in his eyes?
(a) Helped the man to hospital
(b) Urinated in his eye
(c) Poured river water into his eye
(d) Pried out his eye
12. What color are a black mamba's scales?
(a) Black
(b) Green
(c) Yellow
(d) Gray
13. What kind of snake is a black mamba?
(a) Ground dwelling
(b) Water
(c) Mountain
(d) Aboreal
14. What does Capstick compare missing a hippo at six feet to?
(a) Missing a barn
(b) Missing your wife's birthday
(c) Missing a late breakfast
(d) Missing an elephant
15. What reason does Capstick give for killing hippos?
(a) Hunger
(b) Sporting trophies
(c) Boredom
(d) Self defense
Short Answer Questions
1. Where do crocodiles catch their prey?
2. Who does the black mamba lunge at?
3. What was the snake's tail pinned down by?
4. Who do safaris provide rhino hunts to?
5. What is the real name of the buffalo thorn tree?
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