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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Kanda Man-Eater.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What physical ailment does Robin have that limits his abilities?
(a) A weak heart.
(b) Hip dysplasia.
(c) Near sightedness.
(d) A blind eye.

2. What tale of heroism does Corbett tell?
(a) A local legend.
(b) A story told to him by another big game hunter who witnessed it.
(c) The Kanda man-eater's last victim.
(d) A fictional account of heroism.

3. Why does Corbett need to kill a snake before hunting a man-eater?
(a) The odor of snake meat is a powerful lure.
(b) He uses the venom as poison.
(c) Superstition.
(d) To create faith in him from the people of the area.

4. Where does Corbett first see the Bachelor of Powalgarh?
(a) In a beautiful glade near his home.
(b) After many days of stalking him.
(c) From the window of a train.
(d) While hunting a man-eater in a neighboring province.

5. What nerve does Robin have that he is unable to control?
(a) None of the above.
(b) The twitching of his left ear.
(c) The one on that makes the hair on the back of his leg stand up.
(d) Salivating.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Corbett decide to go home after wounding the leopard?

2. What brings the tiger to the base of the tree Corbett is sitting in?

3. Why does the tiger leave the base of Corbett's tree?

4. What causes the tiger to flee from the kill area in the morning after Corbett's night tree vigil?

5. How does Corbett choose to approach the leopard?

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