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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Corbett decide to do before following the blood trail from the leopard?
(a) Listen to the jungle sounds to see what he could tell about the leopard.
(b) Tie Robin to a tree.
(c) Make a plan with the other men.
(d) Clean his rifle.

2. Whose aid does Corbett unsuccessfully enlist to find the wounded Bachelor of Powalgarh?
(a) All of his men.
(b) A small herd of water buffalo.
(c) The other big game hunters after him.
(d) A band of monkeys.

3. What reputation does Corbett admit to having earned?
(a) Being short tempered.
(b) Being difficult to work with in the field.
(c) Being a trophy and reward hunter.
(d) Being keener on photographing animals than killing them.

4. What reason did Corbett find for the tiger in Mohan to have become a man-eater?
(a) A bullet in his shoulder.
(b) Porcupine quills in his foreleg.
(c) An old hip fracture.
(d) Broken teeth.

5. What does Corbet wedge into his door to get ventilation but keep the tiger out?
(a) His saddle and gun.
(b) Chairs.
(c) Thorn bushes.
(d) A weaving loom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other animal does Corbett almost kill while hunting for the Chowgarh tigers?

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the things that Corbett says worked to his advantage when he finally came face to face with the Chowgarh man-eater?

3. What does Corbett find from the little girl the tigress of Champawat carried off?

4. Where does Corbett first see the Bachelor of Powalgarh?

5. What do the men from Champawat report having heard and seen?

(see the answer key)

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