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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 happens to the girl the Chowgarh man-eater leaves wounded?
(a) She dies weeks later of infection.
(b) She heals.
(c) She is left in the square where the tiger kills her that night.
(d) She dies minutes later.

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

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

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

5. What is a popular belief about man-eating tigers that Corbett claims is untrue?
(a) None of the above.
(b) That they only attack at night.
(c) That they do not eat the head, hands, and feet of human victims.
(d) That they prefer to attack a person from the front.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Corbett eventually first encounter the leopard?

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

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

4. How is inter village communication maintained during the time of the Chowgarh tiger when the paths are too dangerous to use?

5. Who was Robin amongst the litter?

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