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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. Where is the black mamba hiding itself?

2. What is pursuing the female rhino through the camp?

3. Where does Capstick find a black mamba?

4. What does Capstick go into his hut to retrieve?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the gunbearer, Chagga, do when a hunter receives a spurt of cobra venom in his eyes?

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

3. How do cobra snakes attack their enemies?

4. Describe the different varieties of mamba snakes.

5. Where does Charlie disappear to in Chapter 7?

6. Why are hippopotami important to the ecosystem?

7. Describe how a hippopotamus attacked a native family in Chapter 5.

8. Where does Capstick eventually find the snake?

9. How do crocodiles kill their prey?

10. What does Capstick do when he finds a large black mamba in the restroom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why have rhinos come close to extinction? What are the laws protecting rhinos? How can the authorities ensure that rhinos continue to exist?

Essay Topic 3

What do you think made Capstick a good hunter? What did Capstick have to learn to become a successful hunter?

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