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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, The Champawat Man-Eater.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the tigress of Muktesar start killing people specifically for her to eat?
(a) Her third victim.
(b) Her first victim.
(c) Her second victim.
(d) Only after her cubs were grown.

2. How does Corbet spend the first night in Pali?
(a) Helping the townspeople search for the tiger.
(b) Barricaded in a house with everyone else.
(c) Outside alone watching the road while his men were safe in a room.
(d) Trying to re-assure the villagers.

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

4. Which of the following is something that the frequency with which a man-eater will kill depends on?
(a) The supply of natural food in the area.
(b) The nature of any disability it has.
(c) Whether it is a male or female with cubs.
(d) All of the above.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What affect did the tiger turning on her have on the sister that pursued it?

3. What does Corbett say he has noted about the coats of man-eaters?

4. What does Corbett find exasperating about one of the men that guides in Champawat?

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

(see the answer key)

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