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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 brings the tiger to the base of the tree Corbett is sitting in?
(a) A teasing langur.
(b) Coincidence.
(c) It is stalking him.
(d) It is passing on its way to the dead buffalo.

2. What does Corbett hear that makes him try a different tactic in his hunt for the Kanda man-eater?
(a) A langur warning call.
(b) News of another death in a neighboring town.
(c) The tiger calling.
(d) None of the above.

3. What letter is included in the chapter about the Kanda man-eater?
(a) A letter of defeat from a hunter after the tiger.
(b) An admittance letter for the young man.
(c) A letter from the people asking Corbett for his help.
(d) The resignation of the game warden.

4. When does the Kanda tiger stalk and prepare to hunt the men from the village?
(a) When they sit to rest at the edge of the village.
(b) When they are bringing buffalo for Corbett to use as bait.
(c) When they are traveling out of town.
(d) When they are cutting leaves from trees for fodder.

5. Why does the tiger leave the base of Corbett's tree?
(a) Corbett fires his rifle and drives it away.
(b) None of the above.
(c) He gets tired of prowling.
(d) Another tiger calls nearby.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Corbett return to the spot where he shot the leopard?

2. How does Corbett decide to continue his pursuit of the man-eater after his unsuccessful first encounter with him?

3. When Robin backs away from the clerodendron bush, what does Corbett know this means?

4. Where does the wounded leopard go with Corbett and Robin tracking close behind?

5. What do Corbett and Robin do when the leopard is so inaccessible?

(see the answer key)

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