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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. How did Changa save a client when a cobra spat in his eyes?

2. Where does a cobra often direct its venom?

3. What is the real name of the buffalo thorn tree?

4. What does Capstick say the fish trap looks like?

5. What kind of snake did Seymour have to avoid when he was out driving with his wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What snakes does Africa have?

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

4. What hippopotami are more likely to attack humans?

5. Where does Capstick eventually find the snake?

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

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

8. How do crocodiles kill their prey?

9. Describe the hippo attack on Alan and his wife.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the stories Rinpoche tells through the book. Why are Capstick's stories so graphic? What does the graphic way he tells his stories so about how he views hunting and wildlife in general?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the structure of the book.

1) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's ideas?

2) Examine the way Capstick uses other people in his book to express his ideas.

Essay Topic 3

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

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