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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 did the factory workers not use the carcasses for?

2. Which character ends up killing the lion?

3. Who helped Capstick kill 700 elephants?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the lioness defeat Willy De Beer?

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

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

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

9. How does July's only surviving son disappear?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Capstick's life. In what way do you think his life and personality are reflected in the book? What elements seem to be wholly fictionalized?

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

Choose one of the animals Capstick represents in the book and examine how a hunter can track down and kill that animal.

1) What does a hunter need to track down the animal?

2) What does a hunter need to be aware of when tracking down the animal?

3) What is the most efficient way a hunter can kill the animal?

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