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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. What kind of leopard killed and ate 400 people in India?

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

3. What does the buffalo use to slam the man against the tree?

4. Who did the Rudraprayag kill instead of the goats?

5. What part of the buffalo's body does Capstick's first slug strike?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Capstick kill the buffalo?

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

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

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

5. Describe the African Cape Buffalo.

6. Describe elephant ivory tusks.

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

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

9. What do studies demonstrate about man-eating leopards?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the Rudraprayag leopard. Why did the Rudraprayag leopard terrorize the village? Have there been any similar incidents in the past? How could the villagers have lured and killed the leopard?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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