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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 had the young man in the story just completed when he goes to leave some things at home?
(a) An seafaring internship.
(b) Enlist in the military.
(c) Training as a tour guide.
(d) Finish school.

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

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the things that makes the valley Corbett fishes in so pleasant?
(a) The abundant wildlife.
(b) The perfume of the flowers.
(c) The mountains nearby.
(d) None of the above.

4. What does Corbett go to when he sees the Pipal Pani tiger and its mate?
(a) A road accident.
(b) A vulture in a tree.
(c) A tall rock overlooking a neighboring valley.
(d) None of the above.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last technique that Corbett uses to hunt the Thak man-eater?

2. What does Corbett watch the Pipal Pani do over the winter?

3. Which of the following best describes Ibbotson?

4. What does Corbett recommend great care be taken over when stalking tigers at their kills?

5. What reason did Corbett find for the tiger in Mohan to have become a man-eater?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe how Corbett finally encounters the Thak man-eater?

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

5. Summarize the story Corbett tells of bravery in the chapter about the Kanda man-eater.

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

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

8. Why do many men come to the area of the Thak man-eater? What are they doing there and how do they feel about the tiger? How do they show it?

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

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

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