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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. How does Corbett eventually first encounter the leopard?
(a) The leopard springs at them from behind a log.
(b) He finds the leopard nearly dead in a bush.
(c) Robin springs the leopard from a bush and Corbett shoots it.
(d) The leopard chases Robin across a clearing.

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

3. 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 traveling out of town.
(c) When they are bringing buffalo for Corbett to use as bait.
(d) When they are cutting leaves from trees for fodder.

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

5. When does the father finally find the remains of his son?
(a) When the villagers return to work.
(b) When he trips into the ravine.
(c) When Corbett tracks the tiger.
(d) When he climbs a knoll to rest at dawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Corbett decide to do before following the blood trail from the leopard?

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

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

4. What happens while Corbett is writing the story about Robin?

5. What nerve does Robin have that he is unable to control?

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