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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Chowgarh Tigers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Robin's pedigree?
(a) Son of a legendary Indian hunting dog.
(b) A well known and respected line of working dogs.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Imported English hound.

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

3. What does Corbett say about assuming a tiger is a man-eater?
(a) All of the above.
(b) The circumstance must be understood.
(c) It is best to give the tiger the benefit of the doubt.
(d) A post-mortem on the victim is important before assuming the death was caused by a tiger.

4. What had killed the cow that Corbett investigates when looking for the Chowgarh man-eater?
(a) A bear.
(b) A fine male leopard.
(c) A young tiger looking for territory.
(d) The Chowgarh man-eater.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state does Corbett find the people of Pali when he arrives?

2. Why do the Vivians miss their opportunity to kill the man-eater of Chowgarh?

3. How does Corbett eventually first encounter the leopard?

4. What other animal does Corbett almost kill while hunting for the Chowgarh tigers?

5. How many people does the tigress of Champawat kill in all?

(see the answer key)

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