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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 say he has noted about the coats of man-eaters?
(a) They have all been remarkably fine.
(b) They smell.
(c) The tigers often have bald spots.
(d) They have a tendency to be mangy.

2. Where does the wounded leopard go with Corbett and Robin tracking close behind?
(a) Into a dense, nearly impassable part of the forest.
(b) Into a large cluster of rocks.
(c) Into a large lantana bush.
(d) Up a tree.

3. What affect did the tiger turning on her have on the sister that pursued it?
(a) She threw up.
(b) She became religious.
(c) She died of a heart attack.
(d) She lost her power of speech.

4. How does Corbett choose to approach the leopard?
(a) He sends Robin first to scare him out of cover.
(b) Creeping toward him in the cover of a fallen log.
(c) He circles around him, spiraling inward.
(d) With all the men in long line moving forward together.

5. What connects the appearance of man-eating leopards to disease epidemics?
(a) The human population is easier prey.
(b) The change in livestock management.
(c) One of the Hindu traditions of disposing of the dead.
(d) None of the above.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Corbett say about the bungalow he stayed in while in Champawat?

2. What act of heroism does a young woman do when the tigress carries off her sister?

3. Why does Corbett ask that the government rewards for the Champawat Man-eater be cancelled?

4. Which of the following is NOT something that a tiger depends on for the success of its attack when killing its prey?

5. When did the tigress of Muktesar start killing people specifically for her to eat?

(see the answer key)

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