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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Pipal Pani Tiger.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What letter is included in the chapter about the Kanda man-eater?
(a) A letter from the people asking Corbett for his help.
(b) The resignation of the game warden.
(c) A letter of defeat from a hunter after the tiger.
(d) An admittance letter for the young man.

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?
(a) His sudden surge of adrenaline and fast reflexes.
(b) The tiger being a man-eater.
(c) That he is carrying a very light rifle.
(d) Nightjar eggs in his left hand.

3. Where does Corbett leave the fish after he catches it?
(a) Hanging out of otter's reach from a tree branch.
(b) In water tied to a tree.
(c) Buried unter some medium sized rocks on the bottom of the river.
(d) Back into the still pool.

4. What does Corbett recommend great care be taken over when stalking tigers at their kills?
(a) To not get drowsy.
(b) To kill the animal outright on the first shot.
(c) To not alert the other wildlife.
(d) To develop perfect patience.

5. What does Corbett finally kill the bear they chase with?
(a) A large rock.
(b) A hunting knife.
(c) A shot to the head.
(d) An axe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What difference is there between the kills of man-eating tigers and man-eating leopards?

3. What happens to Corbett when he retrieves the fish?

4. What do Corbett's men deduce when they see the tree Corbett had been in all night and the tiger blood?

5. When does the Kanda tiger stalk and prepare to hunt the men from the village?

(see the answer key)

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