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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 drove the tigress of Muktesar to start eating human flesh?
(a) Injuries from a porcupine.
(b) An old gunshot would in her leg.
(c) A woman cutting grass near her lair.
(d) Mange.

2. What does Corbett say about the cubs of man-eaters?
(a) They will automatically become man-eaters.
(b) He has never seen them become man-eaters.
(c) They are especially aggressive.
(d) They usually die young.

3. What story does Corbett tell of Robin?
(a) The time Robin saved his life.
(b) None of the above.
(c) The time Robin faced down a leopard.
(d) The one time Robin left him in a tight corner.

4. In what state does Corbett find the people of Pali when he arrives?
(a) Furiously pounding the bush to drive the tiger away.
(b) Loading up their belongings to leave.
(c) In a town meeting deciding what to do about the tiger.
(d) In abject terror and locked in their homes.

5. Why does Corbett ask that the government rewards for the Champawat Man-eater be cancelled?
(a) He's afraid it will cause people to try and "make" man-eaters to be killed for reward.
(b) He feels that people would come to disrespect tigers.
(c) He knows India can't afford it.
(d) He does not want to be classified as a reward hunter or risk being shot by other hunters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Corbett learn from the Chital?

2. What happens while Corbett is writing the story about Robin?

3. What happens that makes Corbett know he's picked a winner in Robin?

4. What was the total number of people the tigress of Muktesar ended up killing?

5. Which of the following is something that the frequency with which a man-eater will kill depends on?

(see the answer key)

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