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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Robin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Corbett find when he goes to investigate a report of a tiger killing a cow in a village near to Champawat?
(a) Evidence that it was the man-eater tigress.
(b) Indication it was one of the man-eater tigress's cubs.
(c) No information that could explain what happened.
(d) A cow killed by a leopard.

2. Which of the following is NOT a natural circumstance which may incite any tiger to kill a human?
(a) A wounded tiger.
(b) A tiger on a fresh kill.
(c) A tigress with small cubs.
(d) A person entering the tiger's territory.

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

4. How many people does the tigress of Champawat kill in all?
(a) Four hundred and thirty six.
(b) Forty two.
(c) Eight.
(d) Over a thousand.

5. What do Corbett and Robin do when the leopard is so inaccessible?
(a) Go home and return the next day.
(b) Have a group of men beat the leopard out for them.
(c) Shoot where the leopard is likely to be in hopes of hitting it or driving it out.
(d) Climb a nearby tree and out wait the leopard.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Robin disappear?

2. In what state does Corbett find the people of Pali when he arrives?

3. What conclusion does Corbett draw from differences between man-eating tigers and man-eating leopards?

4. What story does Corbett tell of Robin?

5. What does Corbett learn from the Chital?

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