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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. How do python's kill their prey?
(a) Strike them with their tail
(b) Bite them
(c) Strangle them
(d) Spit at them

2. Where does a cobra often direct its venom?
(a) The hands
(b) The eyes
(c) The groin
(d) The mouth

3. What does Capstick say the fish trap looks like?
(a) A top hat
(b) A frisbee
(c) A bird cage
(d) A bucket

4. When are you most likely to see a lot of snakes in Africa?
(a) July
(b) November
(c) October
(d) December

5. What kind of snake did Seymour have to avoid when he was out driving with his wife?
(a) Green mamba
(b) Cobra
(c) Black mamba
(d) Puff adder

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do most hippopotamus attacks occur?

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

3. What does Capstick compare missing a hippo at six feet to?

4. What is on the arm that identifies it as the local woman's?

5. What was J. A Hunter's job?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do crocodiles kill their prey?

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

4. Why are hippopotami important to the ecosystem?

5. Describe the different varieties of mamba snakes.

6. Where does Charlie disappear to in Chapter 7?

7. Describe the career of J. A. Hunter.

8. What does Alan Root describe in his article?

9. What does Capstick state has led to the rhincerosi decline?

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

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