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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Fish of My Dreams.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other animal does Corbett almost kill while hunting for the Chowgarh tigers?
(a) A young tiger that was passing through.
(b) A leopard that had killed people in another area.
(c) A ghooral that had hurt a little girl.
(d) An old leopard that was killing cattle.

2. Why does the little boy Corbett remembers not fear tigers when he sleeps in the woods?
(a) He knows tigers do not hurt people if they are left alone.
(b) He was raised by a tigress.
(c) He knows he is not in a tiger's territory.
(d) He had a charm put on him as a baby to thwart tigers.

3. When does Corbett return to the spot where he shot the leopard?
(a) At dawn the next morning.
(b) Late that afternoon.
(c) Just agout an hour later.
(d) Two days later.

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

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the things that makes the valley Corbett fishes in so pleasant?
(a) The perfume of the flowers.
(b) The mountains nearby.
(c) None of the above.
(d) The abundant wildlife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to visit Corbett as soon as he arrives on the scene to hunt the Chowgarh tigers?

2. What does Corbett do when he desperately needs to cough while stalking the man-eater of Mohan?

3. What do Corbett and Robin do when the leopard is so inaccessible?

4. Who was the first victim of the Mohan Man-eater?

5. What difference is there between the kills of man-eating tigers and man-eating leopards?

(see the answer key)

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