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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. Why is it important to kill all elephants in a group?

2. Where does the lion bite Jean Harvey?

3. What is the name of Capstick's Italian client in this chapter?

4. What does a leopard use to disembowel its victim?

5. Where do hunters usually wire leopard bait?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Capstick kill the buffalo?

3. How does Capstick prove his buffalo kill was legitimate?

4. Describe the African Cape Buffalo.

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

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

7. Describe Peter Hathaway Capstick's life.

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

9. How do Antonio and Capstick kill the elephant in Chapter 2?

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

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

How do elephants destroy the local environment and what does it cause both for the wildlife and humans? How can the authorities prevent elephants from destroying the wildlife?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Capstick's writing style. How would you describe his prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Capstick's style give to the story?

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