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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tale about himself does Corbett refute?
(a) That he has killed hundreds of man-eaters.
(b) That on this and other occasions he dressed as a woman to attract the man-eater and killed it with sickle.
(c) That he is convinced he is to die killed by a tiger.
(d) That he has killed a tiger bare handed.

2. When does Corbett return to the spot where he shot the leopard?
(a) Two days later.
(b) Just agout an hour later.
(c) Late that afternoon.
(d) At dawn the next morning.

3. Where does Corbett spend his first night in pursuit of the Chowgrarh tiger?
(a) Up a tree.
(b) In a luxury tourist bungalow.
(c) In the village square comforting the locals.
(d) None of the above.

4. What does Corbett decide to do when stalking the Bachelor of Powalgarh?
(a) Ambush the tiger at a water hole.
(b) Take only a light manueverable rifle.
(c) Lure the tiger to him.
(d) Dress as woman working in the field.

5. Where is the last chance Corbett has to get a shot at the man-eater of Chowgarh on his first visit?
(a) When the tiger circles the village he is in.
(b) At a watering hole on his way out of town.
(c) From a ridge the night before his departure.
(d) When he watches the place the tiger left her last victim.

6. What does Corbett decide to do before following the blood trail from the leopard?
(a) Listen to the jungle sounds to see what he could tell about the leopard.
(b) Clean his rifle.
(c) Make a plan with the other men.
(d) Tie Robin to a tree.

7. What drove the tigress of Muktesar to start eating human flesh?
(a) Mange.
(b) A woman cutting grass near her lair.
(c) Injuries from a porcupine.
(d) An old gunshot would in her leg.

8. What part of the Bachelor of Powalgarh does Corbett find after shooting him?
(a) A small piece of his skull.
(b) A strip of skin.
(c) A toe.
(d) A tooth.

9. 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) The nature of any disability it has.
(c) All of the above.
(d) The supply of natural food in the area.

10. What does Corbett worry about as he re-approaches the wounded leopard?
(a) That the leopard may be suffering greatly.
(b) That so many gunshots would ruin the skin.
(c) That the leopard may have moved.
(d) That someone else had come and killed and taken the leopard.

11. 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 ghooral that had hurt a little girl.
(d) A leopard that had killed people in another area.

12. What does Corbett finally kill the bear they chase with?
(a) An axe.
(b) A hunting knife.
(c) A shot to the head.
(d) A large rock.

13. Which of the following best characterizes the Bachelor of Powalgarh?
(a) A tiger of the most unusual color.
(b) The youngest man-eater.
(c) The old foe of a renowned hunter.
(d) The most sought after big game trophy in the province.

14. How does the tigress come to be the Champawat Man-eater?
(a) She is old and was driven out of her territory by a younger tiger.
(b) None of the above.
(c) She arrives a man-eater from Nepal after killing two hundred people there.
(d) A hunter from Champawat shot her in the hip.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What happens to the girl the Chowgarh man-eater leaves wounded?

4. What is Robin's pedigree?

5. What conclusion does Corbett draw from differences between man-eating tigers and man-eating leopards?

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