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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. Where does Capstick shoot the buffalo to kill it?

2. Which of the following is a species of African elephant?

3. Where was the elephant ivory and leather auctioned?

4. What part of the human to leopards generally go for?

5. Which of the following did the factory workers not use the carcasses for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the African Cape Buffalo.

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

3. How does Len Harvey get into a fight with a lioness in Chapter 1?

4. How does the buffalo injure Capstick?

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

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

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

8. Why does Capstick think most man-eating leopards are found in Asia?

9. What exceptions are there to the leopard that usually only occasionally attacks and kills a human?

10. How do elephants destroy the environment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Examine the stories Rinpoche tells through the book. Why are Capstick's stories so graphic? What does the graphic way he tells his stories so about how he views hunting and wildlife in general?

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