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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. It most cases, which of the following best characterizes the tiger's change from animal to human flesh?
(a) Accidental.
(b) Instinctual.
(c) Defensive.
(d) Rancorous.

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

3. Where does the Pipal Pani tiger make his home?
(a) On a large fallen tree.
(b) Under some dense, thorny bushes.
(c) In a cave protected by big rocks.
(d) On a pinnacle overlooking the area.

4. Why do the Vivians miss their opportunity to kill the man-eater of Chowgarh?
(a) In the murky light they mistake it for a bear.
(b) They miss the shot.
(c) The gun jams and does not fire.
(d) The man-eater senses their presence and stays hidden.

5. What happens to the girl the Chowgarh man-eater leaves wounded?
(a) She dies weeks later of infection.
(b) She is left in the square where the tiger kills her that night.
(c) She heals.
(d) She dies minutes later.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Corbett unsuccessfully do to try and locate the wounded Bachelor of Powalgarh in dense bushes?

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

4. When does Corbett return to the spot where he shot the leopard?

5. What is Corbett's overwhelming feeling immediately after he gets his first shot at the Bachelor of Powalgarh?

(see the answer key)

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