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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. Who was Robin amongst the litter?
(a) The only one with no white on him.
(b) The smallest and thinnest.
(c) The only one left.
(d) The largest and most aggressive.

2. What does Corbett unsuccessfully do to try and locate the wounded Bachelor of Powalgarh in dense bushes?
(a) Light a fire that would creep across the area.
(b) Drive monkeys into the area.
(c) Shoot into the bushes with small shotgun shot.
(d) Send for Robin.

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

4. Whose home does Corbett see when traveling from town to town in pursuit of the Chowgarh man-eater?
(a) None of the above.
(b) The only survivor of a Chowarh tiger attack.
(c) The first victim of the Chowgarh tiger, an out of town goat herd.
(d) An American hunter.

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 do not eat the head, hands, and feet of human victims.
(d) That they only attack at night.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men from Champawat report having heard and seen?

2. What ailment does Corbett wake up with the first morning in Mohan?

3. What interesting information do the people of Mohan give Corbett about the man-eater?

4. Where does Corbett spend his first night in pursuit of the Chowgrarh tiger?

5. How does Corbett learn of the location of the Bachelor of Powalgarh when he starts to pursue him?

(see the answer key)

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