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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. Who did the Rudraprayag kill instead of the goats?

2. Where does Capstick shoot the buffalo to kill it?

3. On which continent can you find the most notable man-eating leopards?

4. What are elephants historically hunted for?

5. What does Capstick use to kill the leopard?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what two ways do elephants kill humans?

2. How does the cape buffalo kill the local man in Chapter 4?

3. What is the story of the Rudraprayag leopard?

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

5. What happens to Peter Hankin in Chapter 1?

6. Describe the elephant species.

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

8. Describe Peter Hathaway Capstick's life.

9. How does Capstick kill the buffalo?

10. Describe the African Cape Buffalo.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following snakes and examine when they are most likely to attack, how they attack and how to save someone somebody who has been attacked by that snake:

1) Black mamba

2) Cobra

3) Puff adder

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following animals from the text--leopard, lion, snake and crocodile--and examine it in relation to its:

1) Hunting skills

2) Habitat

3) Methods it uses to kill its prey

Essay Topic 3

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?

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