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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Kanda Man-Eater.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tale of heroism does Corbett tell?
(a) A story told to him by another big game hunter who witnessed it.
(b) The Kanda man-eater's last victim.
(c) A local legend.
(d) A fictional account of heroism.

2. Which of the following is something that the frequency with which a man-eater will kill depends on?
(a) Whether it is a male or female with cubs.
(b) All of the above.
(c) The nature of any disability it has.
(d) The supply of natural food in the area.

3. What is unusual about the Bachelor of Powalgarh?
(a) His intelligence.
(b) His size.
(c) His teeth.
(d) His color.

4. Why does Corbett need to kill a snake before hunting a man-eater?
(a) The odor of snake meat is a powerful lure.
(b) Superstition.
(c) He uses the venom as poison.
(d) To create faith in him from the people of the area.

5. What affect did the tiger turning on her have on the sister that pursued it?
(a) She died of a heart attack.
(b) She threw up.
(c) She lost her power of speech.
(d) She became religious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the fish Corbett first catches reaches the end of the fishing line?

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

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

4. What is Corbett trying to film out in the submontane valley?

5. What does Corbett learn about the Chowgrarh tiger at the first village?

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