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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 tactic does Corbett decide to try when pursuing the tigress of Champawat is unsuccessful?
(a) Forest fire.
(b) Poison bait.
(c) Snare traps.
(d) A beat to drive her down a narrow gorge.

2. What does the Bachelor of Powalgarh do after Corbett fires his first shot at him?
(a) Run away.
(b) Try to attack Corbett.
(c) Rip a tree to shreds.
(d) Fall over and lie still.

3. What was Corbett's best guess at the weight of the fish?
(a) Fifty pounds.
(b) Five pounds.
(c) Fifteen pounds.
(d) A single pound at most.

4. What information does Corbett claim to know about the Pipal Pani Tiger's early history?
(a) He was chased out of Nepal after killing many people.
(b) That he was born in a deep ravine and was one of a family of three.
(c) He had been raised as a housepet.
(d) His mother died when he was barely able to hunt.

5. What keeps the exhausted Corbett awake when he finally returns to town after killing the first tiger?
(a) News of another person killed by the tiger.
(b) The second tiger circling the village and calling.
(c) The villagers celebrating the death of the tiger.
(d) A violent storm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lesson does Corbett teach the cub of Pipal Pani?

2. Why does Corbett stop and rest just as he is approaching where he thinks the Kanda man-eater might be?

3. Why does Corbett chose to travel alone on the roads in the area of a man-eater?

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

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

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