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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What connects the appearance of man-eating leopards to disease epidemics?
(a) One of the Hindu traditions of disposing of the dead.
(b) The human population is easier prey.
(c) None of the above.
(d) The change in livestock management.

3. What difference is there between the kills of man-eating tigers and man-eating leopards?
(a) The tigers remove their victims from the kill site.
(b) None of the above.
(c) The tigers kill during the day and the leopards at night.
(d) The leopards eat less of the victim.

4. It most cases, which of the following best characterizes the tiger's change from animal to human flesh?
(a) Instinctual.
(b) Rancorous.
(c) Defensive.
(d) Accidental.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the things that Corbett says worked to his advantage when he finally came face to face with the Chowgarh man-eater?

2. Who comes to visit Corbett as soon as he arrives on the scene to hunt the Chowgarh tigers?

3. Where does the wounded leopard go with Corbett and Robin tracking close behind?

4. What did the tigress of Muktesar do with the first person she killed?

5. How is inter village communication maintained during the time of the Chowgarh tiger when the paths are too dangerous to use?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the connection between a disease epidemic and the resurgence of man-eating leopards.

2. Tell the story of the second wounded victim of the Chawgarh tiger that Corbett sees. How was she attacked and how did she return to town? What happens to her?

3. Why is the first girl that the Chowgarh tiger wounded not being tended to when Corbett arrives? How was she attacked and how did she get to town?

4. Explain the circumstance in which Corbett shoots the first of the Chowgarh tigers. Why does he choose the tiger he does? Which one does he kill?

5. Why is it important for Corbett to bring the family back any part, no matter how small. of a body that was taken away by a tiger?

6. What story does Corbett recount about the first time he took Robin out hunting as a puppy? What was Corbett's reaction to what happened?

7. What does Corbett attempt to do by climbing a tree while stalking the Bachelor of Powalgarh? Is he successful?

8. What does Corbett say about the cubs of man-eaters? Why?

9. Explain how the chital is both a help and a hindrance to Corbett as he stalks the wounded leopard with Robin.

10. What story of his own attack does the man with the mauled face tell Corbett in the Chowgarh man-eater? How did the man live?

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