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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 causes the tiger to flee from the kill area in the morning after Corbett's night tree vigil?
(a) A wild shot Corbett made.
(b) The call of Corbett's men on the ridge.
(c) Another tiger arriving.
(d) None of the above.

2. What happens to the girl the Chowgarh man-eater leaves wounded?
(a) She dies weeks later of infection.
(b) She is left in the square where the tiger kills her that night.
(c) She dies minutes later.
(d) She heals.

3. What did the tigress of Muktesar do with the first person she killed?
(a) Devoured it.
(b) Left it.
(c) Took it to her cubs.
(d) Ate a few bites.

4. What reputation does Corbett admit to having earned?
(a) Being short tempered.
(b) Being keener on photographing animals than killing them.
(c) Being a trophy and reward hunter.
(d) Being difficult to work with in the field.

5. What is only two or three hundred yards from the Foresters hut where Corbett stays in Mohan?
(a) None of the above.
(b) A tree where the tiger had killed just days before.
(c) A hunters lookout.
(d) A village.

Short Answer Questions

1. What establishes the fact that the first of the Chowgrarh tigers Corbett kills is also a man-eater?

2. How does the length of the Bachelor of Powalgarh measured by Corbett and his sister compare to the estimates of others who had seen him years before?

3. What letter is included in the chapter about the Kanda man-eater?

4. What does Corbett say has altered as much as ladies fashion over the years?

5. What does Corbett say plays an important part in the sport of hunting man-eaters?

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