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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Robin.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What tale about himself does Corbett refute?
(a) That on this and other occasions he dressed as a woman to attract the man-eater and killed it with sickle.
(b) That he has killed hundreds of man-eaters.
(c) That he has killed a tiger bare handed.
(d) That he is convinced he is to die killed by a tiger.

3. What does Corbett say he has noted about the coats of man-eaters?
(a) The tigers often have bald spots.
(b) They smell.
(c) They have a tendency to be mangy.
(d) They have all been remarkably fine.

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

5. When do tigers sometimes hunt people?
(a) When people start to work in their territory.
(b) When their diet is low in salt.
(c) When they are compelled to through stress of circumstance.
(d) After they have been shot at by hunters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What conclusion does Corbett draw from differences between man-eating tigers and man-eating leopards?

2. When did the tigress of Muktesar start killing people specifically for her to eat?

3. What does Corbett decide to do before following the blood trail from the leopard?

4. What drove the tigress of Muktesar to start eating human flesh?

5. How had the Champawat tigress killed the last victim prior to Corbett's arrival?

(see the answer key)

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