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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Bachelor of Powalgarh.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Corbett find exasperating about one of the men that guides in Champawat?
(a) He says Corbett's gun is insufficient.
(b) He is convinced Corbett will die that day.
(c) He can't walk and talk at the same time.
(d) The man brags he could kill the man-eater tiger if given the chance.

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

3. What connects the appearance of man-eating leopards to disease epidemics?
(a) None of the above.
(b) The human population is easier prey.
(c) One of the Hindu traditions of disposing of the dead.
(d) The change in livestock management.

4. What does Corbett deduce from the two wounded women that returned home after being attacked by the Chowgarh tiger?
(a) The tiger was attacking for vengeance, not hunger.
(b) The other tiger was the experienced man-eater.
(c) The tiger was wounded.
(d) The tiger had depended on the cub to make the kills.

5. What does Corbett decide to do when stalking the Bachelor of Powalgarh?
(a) Dress as woman working in the field.
(b) Ambush the tiger at a water hole.
(c) Lure the tiger to him.
(d) Take only a light manueverable rifle.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What part of the Bachelor of Powalgarh does Corbett find after shooting him?

4. What does Corbett finally kill the bear they chase with?

5. When Corbett finally overtakes the wounded Bachelor of Powalgarh, how is he moving through the forest?

(see the answer key)

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