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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 on the arm that identifies it as the local woman's?

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

3. What is a rhino's philosophy?

4. What word does Capstick use to describe most hippo hunting?

5. What is the name of the local assistant?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Charlie disappear to in Chapter 7?

2. Describe crocodiles.

3. Describe the crocodile attack on the woman in Chapter 6.

4. Why are hippopotami important to the ecosystem?

5. When is a hippopotamus likely to attack?

6. Describe the different varieties of mamba snakes.

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

8. How do crocodiles kill their prey?

9. Describe the career of J. A. Hunter.

10. How do cobra snakes attack their enemies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the damage the following snakes' venom can do to human and how a human can stop the snake from attacking:

1) Cobra

2) Puff adder

3) Black mamba

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the animals in the book and examine the myths surrounding that animal in popular culture. What myths are there? How did these myths develop? What is the truth behind the myth?

Essay Topic 3

What makes leopards Africa's best predators? How does Capstick show how the leopard's superior hunting skills are a serious danger to humans? How can either a human or animal defeat the leopard?

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