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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 is pursuing the female rhino through the camp?

2. What does Castick say is the most dangerous snake in Africa?

3. What does Capstick leave the restroom to retrieve?

4. What does Charlie use to hack off the tree's thorns?

5. Where do crocodiles catch their prey?

Short Essay Questions

1. When is a hippopotamus likely to attack?

2. What hippopotami are more likely to attack humans?

3. Describe the different varieties of mamba snakes.

4. What does Alan Root describe in his article?

5. Why does Capstick give rhinoceros hunting less attention than other forms of hunting in the book?

6. Why are hippopotami important to the ecosystem?

7. Describe crocodiles.

8. What do they find inside the crocodile in Chapter 6.

9. Why is the rhinoceros so dangerous?

10. How do crocodiles kill their prey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss differences between the novel and autobiography formats. What are the main elements of a novel? What are the main elements of an autobiography? What can novelists express that an autobiographer cannot? How can autobiographies keep to the facts while still maintaining a level of entertainment?

Essay Topic 3

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

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