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

2. Who comes to see Corbett nearly as soon as he arrives.
(a) The father of the latest victim.
(b) The local authorities.
(c) The people of the nearby village.
(d) The oldest women of the village.

3. What happened to the chital that the tiger had killed and left?
(a) Some men cut it up and took it.
(b) Another tiger had arrived and eaten much of it.
(c) The sandy bank gave way and deposited it into a river.
(d) A leopard took it away.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the tiger to flee from the kill area in the morning after Corbett's night tree vigil?

2. What brings the tiger to the base of the tree Corbett is sitting in?

3. What does the snake do when Corbett hits the back of its head with a stone?

4. What indication does Corbett find that the latest victim of the tiger was not looked for after being taken?

5. What is Corbett trying to film out in the submontane valley?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Corbett's first encounter with the man-eater of Mohan when he senses him above the road on the overhang.

2. What alarms the Pipal Pani tiger and his mate of Corbett's approach? Give details.

3. Why is the setting particularly relevant to the story The Fish of My Dreams?

4. Why does Corbett experience mixed emotions after shooting the Pipal Pani tiger?

5. Describe the encounter Corbett has on the trail with the woman filling a water jug. What is he happy he has accomplished?

6. What happens when Corbett returns to the spot he left the fish?

7. Describe the setting of the chapter The Fish of My Dreams.

8. What bothers Corbett about the way he kills the man-eater of Mohan? Why? What reasons does he give to justify his actions?

9. Describe Corbett's first encounter with the Kanda man-eater. How does it end?

10. How would you characterize the relationship between Corbett and the Pipal Pani tiger over the tiger's life?

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