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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 does Capstick go into his hut to retrieve?
(a) A flashlight
(b) Binoculars
(c) A knife
(d) A gun

2. Why are women often a crocodile's most common victim?
(a) They are tastier
(b) They spend time at the water's edge
(c) They are easier to digest
(d) They wear less clothing

3. Where did Capstick's first shot hit the hippo?
(a) The spine
(b) The buttocks
(c) The heart
(d) The brain

4. What animal corpses do Capstick and Mason bait locations with to catch the crocodiles?
(a) Rhinos
(b) Leopards
(c) Hippos
(d) Lions

5. What does Charlie use to hack off the tree's thorns?
(a) An ax
(b) A saw
(c) A machete
(d) A hunting knife

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of hippos are most likely to attack humans?

2. Who replaces Silent on the hunt?

3. What happened to Capstick's second shot?

4. What does the hippo use to scissor Root's flesh from the bone?

5. What do they find in the crocodile's stomach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alan Root describe in his article?

2. Where does Charlie disappear to in Chapter 7?

3. Why does Capstick give rhinoceros hunting less attention than other forms of hunting in the book?

4. Why is the rhinoceros so dangerous?

5. What do they find inside the crocodile in Chapter 6.

6. When is a hippopotamus likely to attack?

7. How does Capstick track down the crocodile in Chapter 6?

8. Describe the hippo attack on Alan and his wife.

9. Describe the different varieties of mamba snakes.

10. How do cobra snakes attack their enemies?

(see the answer keys)

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