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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What information does Corbett claim to know about the Pipal Pani Tiger's early history?
(a) That he was born in a deep ravine and was one of a family of three.
(b) He was chased out of Nepal after killing many people.
(c) He had been raised as a housepet.
(d) His mother died when he was barely able to hunt.

2. Which of the following is NOT something that Corbett says can be determined by examining a tiger's scratchmarks?
(a) Gender.
(b) None of the above.
(c) The direction it was heading.
(d) Whether the animal has recently eaten human flesh.

3. Why does Corbett give up trying to film his subject?
(a) The light gets bad.
(b) The subject disappears.
(c) The tigress gets hostile.
(d) He gets tired.

4. What does Corbett see first on the trail as he is stalking the man-eater of Mohan?
(a) The shadow of the tiger.
(b) A bird scurrying away.
(c) The hind foot of the tiger.
(d) The end of the tail of the tiger.

5. Why is Corbett in a hurry to find the tiger as time moves on?
(a) He knows the tiger is about to move locations.
(b) The tigress is killing many, many people.
(c) The contractors are about to arrive with men.
(d) He has promised his family to retire on the 1st.

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

7. What brings the tiger to the base of the tree Corbett is sitting in?
(a) It is stalking him.
(b) Coincidence.
(c) A teasing langur.
(d) It is passing on its way to the dead buffalo.

8. When does the father finally find the remains of his son?
(a) When Corbett tracks the tiger.
(b) When he climbs a knoll to rest at dawn.
(c) When the villagers return to work.
(d) When he trips into the ravine.

9. What does a friend bring to Corbett from the scene where the tiger was shot at night?
(a) A claw.
(b) A tooth.
(c) Some hairs.
(d) A bone shard.

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

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

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

13. What did the Pipal Pani tiger no longer permit after his mate left?
(a) Other tigers to be nearby.
(b) None of the above.
(c) Corbett to watch his kill site.
(d) Vultures to feed on his kills.

14. Which of the following best characterizes the size of the fish Corbett catches?
(a) Large.
(b) Small.
(c) Huge.
(d) Medium sized.

15. Why does Corbett need to kill a snake before hunting a man-eater?
(a) He uses the venom as poison.
(b) Superstition.
(c) The odor of snake meat is a powerful lure.
(d) To create faith in him from the people of the area.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Pipal Pani tiger make his home?

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

3. What had the young man in the story just completed when he goes to leave some things at home?

4. What does Corbett discover the morning after the storm when he checks on the first buffalo he staked out in hopes of luring the Mohan man-eater?

5. What is only two or three hundred yards from the Foresters hut where Corbett stays in Mohan?

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