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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 does Corbett claim to enjoy doing?
(a) Watching young tigers hunt.
(b) Stalking predators.
(c) Sitting up over a kill.
(d) Scaring the locals.

2. What does Corbett do when he desperately needs to cough while stalking the man-eater of Mohan?
(a) None of the above.
(b) Chew some leaves that make his throat numb.
(c) Leave the area.
(d) Make bird sounds to clear his throat.

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

4. What does Corbett realize after reeling in sixty yards of the fishing line?
(a) There is a branch wrapped in his line.
(b) The fish is still on the line.
(c) None of the above.
(d) He did not use bait.

5. Which of the following is a habit of the Thak man-eater?
(a) Follow people on the trail.
(b) Take her kill into a tree.
(c) To moan when she moves.
(d) To stay away from population centers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Corbett worry about when he sees Robin missing?

2. Who is being threatened by the Bachelor of Powalgarh when Corbett comes across them?

3. What does Corbett see first on the trail as he is stalking the man-eater of Mohan?

4. Who does Corbett go fetch to help him retrieve the body of the Bachelor of Powalgarh?

5. It most cases, which of the following best characterizes the tiger's change from animal to human flesh?

(see the answer key)

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