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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. Which of the following is not included in Capstick's leopard kit?

2. What was Capstick hired as a game warden to do?

3. What is the Cape Buffalo sometime referred to as?

4. What animal does Capstick say is the most successful predator in the world?

5. Where did Capstick first find hunting jobs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it technically incorrect to call leopards panthers?

2. How does Capstick kill the leopard in Chapter 3?

3. How does Capstick kill the lion in Chapter 1?

4. Describe the African Cape Buffalo.

5. Why is it so difficult to kill wild elephants?

6. How does Silent force the lion to retreat in Chapter 1?

7. Describe elephant ivory tusks.

8. Why does Capstick recommend to approach a dead elephant carefully?

9. How do Willy and Colin eventually kill the lion?

10. What is the story of the Rudraprayag leopard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare African and western cultures.

1) What are the differences between the two cultures?

2) In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?

3) How have Westerners damaged the African environment including the wildlife?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Capstick's point of view. In what way is Capstick's point of view not necessarily reliable? What moments in the book do you think are not so reliable and why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the damage the following snakes' venom can do to human and how a human can stop the snake from attacking:

1) Cobra

2) Puff adder

3) Black mamba

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