View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Corbett decide to do before following the blood trail from the leopard?
(a) Tie Robin to a tree.
(b) Clean his rifle.
(c) Listen to the jungle sounds to see what he could tell about the leopard.
(d) Make a plan with the other men.

2. What was the total number of people the tigress of Muktesar ended up killing?
(a) Two.
(b) None of the above.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Over four hundred.

3. What conclusion does Corbett draw from differences between man-eating tigers and man-eating leopards?
(a) Because they are unafraid of people, tigers are easier to kill.
(b) Leopards are easier to catch directly after a kill.
(c) Leopards are remarkably hard to track.
(d) Leopards are more fond of human flesh than tigers.

4. How had the Champawat tigress killed the last victim prior to Corbett's arrival?
(a) Snuck into her house and drug her away at night.
(b) Jumped on her while she was cutting grass.
(c) Pulled her off a path from the next village.
(d) Pulled her down by a foot while she was climbing out of a tree.

5. What does Corbett say plays an important part in the sport of hunting man-eaters?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Monkeys and luck.
(c) The other beings of the forest and the wind.
(d) The wind and a good hunting dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Corbett return to the spot where he shot the leopard?

2. What connects the appearance of man-eating leopards to disease epidemics?

3. What does Corbett find from the little girl the tigress of Champawat carried off?

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

5. What does Corbett worry about when he sees Robin missing?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 389 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample