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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Corbett says tigers do not know about people?

2. How does the tigress come to be the Champawat Man-eater?

3. What physical ailment does Robin have that limits his abilities?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Corbett tell as a warning against assuming that a wounded animal is where you last saw it?

2. Give some examples of situations in which a tiger might kill a human being but not be a man-eater.

3. Why did the group of twenty men not pursue the woman they saw carried off? What happened when a rescue party did search for her?

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

5. 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?

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

7. What opportunity does Corbett miss when he sees just the hind leg and tail of a tiger while stalking the wounded Bachelor of Powalgarh? Why does he make the decision that he does?

8. Explain what happens after Corbett notices that Robin is missing.

9. 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?

10. What rumors about cross dressing does Corbett refute? What does he say is the truth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many people that Corbett helped had never seen a rifle being used before his, and even in a land where man-eating tigers were wreaking havoc guns were scarce. Write a history of the development of firearms.

Part 1. Where did the first firearm originate from? What weapons were their ancestors?

Part 2. Describe the evolution of firearms from the first ones to the ones we are familiar with today. Include their migration all around the globe.

Part 3. How did firearms change the world around them?

Essay Topic 2

In the story of the man-eater of Thak, the villagers are taking care of a temple that is one of many "peethas". Write an essay about what this is and the religious story behind it.

Part 1. Introduce Hinduism, and some of the major gods and goddesses. Make sure to include Shiva and Parvati (or Sati).

Part 2. Tell the relevant story of Parvati, her father, and Shiva.

Part 3. Explain how the story relates to temple in the story, and explain the word "Peetha". Do all the Shakti Peethas have temples? What else is there?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about Jim Corbett.

Part 1. Provide a general biography of the life of Jim Corbett.

Part 2. Explain how Jim Corbett became a hunter of man-eating tigers and leopards. Share some of his experiences.

Part 3. Describe the efforts and importance that Jim Corbett assigned to conservationism. What did he achieve and what is his legacy?

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