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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 physical ailment does Robin have that limits his abilities?
(a) A blind eye.
(b) Hip dysplasia.
(c) A weak heart.
(d) Near sightedness.

2. What nerve does Robin have that he is unable to control?
(a) Salivating.
(b) None of the above.
(c) The twitching of his left ear.
(d) The one on that makes the hair on the back of his leg stand up.

3. Where is the last chance Corbett has to get a shot at the man-eater of Chowgarh on his first visit?
(a) At a watering hole on his way out of town.
(b) When he watches the place the tiger left her last victim.
(c) From a ridge the night before his departure.
(d) When the tiger circles the village he is in.

4. Who comes to visit Corbett as soon as he arrives on the scene to hunt the Chowgarh tigers?
(a) Two other large game hunters.
(b) A spirit man protecting the tiger.
(c) The mayor of the township.
(d) The grandmother of the latest victim.

5. What does Corbett says tigers do not know about people?
(a) That we stalk them too.
(b) That we fight to preserve every one of our species.
(c) That it is technology, and not nature, that makes us strong.
(d) That we have no sense of smell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a popular belief about man-eating tigers that Corbett claims is untrue?

2. Why do leopards, who are to a certain extent scavengers, become man-eaters?

3. What are the Chowgarh tigers doing when Corbett first sees them?

4. What tale about himself does Corbett refute?

5. What story does Corbett tell of Robin?

(see the answer key)

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