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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 reason does Capstick give for killing hippos?

2. What does Capstick think hunters should provoke before killing a hippo?

3. What is the local woman carrying to the riverside?

4. What is the name of the Kenyan photographer in this chapter?

5. What is the last thing Mason and Capstick see of the local woman before the crocodile drags her under the water?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe crocodiles.

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

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

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

5. How do cobra snakes attack their enemies?

6. What does Alan Root describe in his article?

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

8. Why are hippopotami important to the ecosystem?

9. Describe the different varieties of mamba snakes.

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

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

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 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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