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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tale of heroism does Corbett tell?
(a) A local legend.
(b) A story told to him by another big game hunter who witnessed it.
(c) The Kanda man-eater's last victim.
(d) A fictional account of heroism.

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

3. When Corbett returns to Thak the second time, what is creating a lot of noise in the area?
(a) The logging operations.
(b) Langur breeding season.
(c) The furious calls of the tiger.
(d) Mining started down the valley.

4. What does the father do when he realizes his son is missing?
(a) Weep uncontrollably.
(b) Send a telegram to Corbett.
(c) Gather a group to go on a tiger hunt.
(d) Searches all night in the wilderness for him.

5. When the Pipal Pani tiger first goes briefly missing, where has he gone?
(a) To get a mate.
(b) Into more populated areas.
(c) To hide with injuries.
(d) To move to areas of more plentiful game.

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

7. What animals visit the kill site the first night Corbett sits out waiting for the Thak man-eater?
(a) Two porcupines and a bear.
(b) Two bears.
(c) A sambhar and a porcupine.
(d) A leopard and a sambhar.

8. What does Corbett recommend great care be taken over when stalking tigers at their kills?
(a) To not alert the other wildlife.
(b) To develop perfect patience.
(c) To kill the animal outright on the first shot.
(d) To not get drowsy.

9. When does Corbett encounter the snake in the pool of water?
(a) When he goes to get water for tea.
(b) When he is circling town looking for a man-eater.
(c) On his way into town.
(d) When the villagers realize what he needs.

10. 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) His mother died when he was barely able to hunt.
(c) He was chased out of Nepal after killing many people.
(d) He had been raised as a housepet.

11. What ailment does Corbett wake up with the first morning in Mohan?
(a) A fever.
(b) A horrible rash.
(c) Laryngitis.
(d) A cough.

12. When does the Kanda tiger stalk and prepare to hunt the men from the village?
(a) When they are traveling out of town.
(b) When they are cutting leaves from trees for fodder.
(c) When they sit to rest at the edge of the village.
(d) When they are bringing buffalo for Corbett to use as bait.

13. How does Corbett get a hold of the fish?
(a) He grabs it while it is wedged between two rocks.
(b) The fish leaps out of the water while trying to escape him.
(c) He slowly battles the fish into shallow water then tosses it onto land.
(d) He scoops the fish up in a net from a still pool.

14. Why does the tiger leave the base of Corbett's tree?
(a) Corbett fires his rifle and drives it away.
(b) He gets tired of prowling.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Another tiger calls nearby.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tracks the man-eater or Thak the first time?

2. What happens to Corbett when he retrieves the fish?

3. What happened to the chital that the tiger had killed and left?

4. When Corbett hears what he believes are stones falling at night and investigates, what does he find?

5. What do the forest guard and fisherman allegedly trip over while fleeing from the man-eater of Mohan?

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