1. Why did the young man and a group of men venture far from the village?
(a) Three women were missing.
(b) They heard the tiger and decided to hunt it.
(c) In search of fodder for cattle.
(d) To find the young man's father.

2. When Corbett finally overtakes the wounded Bachelor of Powalgarh, how is he moving through the forest?
(a) Riding a water buffalo.
(b) Crawling on his stomach.
(c) Running at full speed.
(d) Crashing blindly through the underbrush.

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

4. What do Corbett's men deduce when they see the tree Corbett had been in all night and the tiger blood?
(a) That Corbett was invincible.
(b) None of the above.
(c) That the tiger was dead or dying.
(d) That Corbett had been killed.

5. How does Corbett learn of the location of the Bachelor of Powalgarh when he starts to pursue him?
(a) From other big game hunters who failed to shoot him.
(b) He comes across him accidentally in the forest.
(c) From a dak runner passing his house that saw pugmarks.
(d) He sees the pugmarks when out walking Robin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the length of the Bachelor of Powalgarh measured by Corbett and his sister compare to the estimates of others who had seen him years before?

2. What does Corbett worry about as he re-approaches the wounded leopard?

3. What does Corbett decide to do when stalking the Bachelor of Powalgarh?

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

5. What physical ailment does Robin have that limits his abilities?

(see the answer key)

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