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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 makes it difficult to shoot crocodiles?

2. What was the snake's tail pinned down by?

3. What does the puff adder seek the heat of at night?

4. Where does Capstick find a black mamba?

5. What is the name of the local assistant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alan Root describe in his article?

2. Where does Capstick eventually find the snake?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Capstick state has led to the rhincerosi decline?

9. How do crocodiles kill their prey?

10. How do cobra snakes attack their enemies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following animals from the text--hippo, elephant, buffalo and rhino--and examine it in relation to its:

1) Methods it uses to kill

2) Habitat

3) Its danger to humans

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Examine Capstick's writing style. How would you describe his prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Capstick's style give to the story?

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