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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, The Thak Man-Eater.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who lost the most cattle to the Pipal Pani tiger?
(a) Corbett.
(b) A very poor couple trying to raise six children.
(c) The man who shot him.
(d) The government.

3. How does Corbett get a hold of the fish?
(a) He scoops the fish up in a net from a still pool.
(b) He slowly battles the fish into shallow water then tosses it onto land.
(c) The fish leaps out of the water while trying to escape him.
(d) He grabs it while it is wedged between two rocks.

4. Which of the following best characterizes how Corbett feels after shooting the Pipal Pani tiger?
(a) Utter sadness.
(b) Relief.
(c) Nostalgia.
(d) Mixed emotions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Bachelor of Powalgarh do after Corbett fires his first shot at him?

2. How does Corbet spend the first night in Pali?

3. What had killed the cow that Corbett investigates when looking for the Chowgarh man-eater?

4. What reputation does Corbett admit to having earned?

5. What does Corbet wedge into his door to get ventilation but keep the tiger out?

(see the answer key)

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