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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 the snake do when Corbett hits the back of its head with a stone?
(a) Whip around and turn to attack him.
(b) Flee into the forest.
(c) Sink to the bottom of the pool.
(d) Die.

2. Who does the Thak man-eater cow into silence when they shout at her?
(a) A group of big game hunters from out of town.
(b) Corbett's men.
(c) The men at the labor camp.
(d) The rescue party of her last victim.

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

4. What do Corbett's men deduce when they see the tree Corbett had been in all night and the tiger blood?
(a) None of the above.
(b) That Corbett had been killed.
(c) That Corbett was invincible.
(d) That the tiger was dead or dying.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Corbett's first strategy to hunt the man-eater of Mohan?

2. What does Corbett hear that makes him try a different tactic in his hunt for the Kanda man-eater?

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

4. What is missing from the first kill site that Corbett sees of the Thak man-eater?

5. What tale of heroism does Corbett tell?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Corbett's main intention at the locale of the story The Fish of My Dreams? Why is he having difficulty and when does he decide to go fishing?

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

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

5. What does Corbett mean when he says he sets out to follow the "drag" of the Mohan man-eater? Why does he say this term is misleading?

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

7. Why is Corbett forced to leave the fish? What does he do with it when he leaves?

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

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

10. What were Corbett's initial plans for the sleeping arrangement in Mohan? How and why were they changed?

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