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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 does a common myth say a crocodile uses to knock its victim into the water?

2. What reason does Capstick give for killing hippos?

3. What are the two primary species of rhino?

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

5. Where does Capstick find a black mamba?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do cobra snakes attack their enemies?

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

3. Why is the rhinoceros so dangerous?

4. What hippopotami are more likely to attack humans?

5. Why are hippopotami important to the ecosystem?

6. What happens to the rhinoceros when Capstick shoots it in the base of its horn?

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

8. How does Capstick track down the crocodile in Chapter 6?

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

10. What makes a crocodile attack so unnerving for observers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Examine the Rudraprayag leopard. Why did the Rudraprayag leopard terrorize the village? Have there been any similar incidents in the past? How could the villagers have lured and killed the leopard?

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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