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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. When do tigers sometimes hunt people?

2. In what state does Corbett find the people of Pali when he arrives?

3. What had killed the cow that Corbett investigates when looking for the Chowgarh man-eater?

4. What part of the Bachelor of Powalgarh does Corbett find after shooting him?

5. What does Corbett say he has noted about the coats of man-eaters?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. Explain the encounter the author has a young boy with a tiger in the forest.

5. Describe the affliction of the tigress of Muktesar and circumstance of her first human kills.

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

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

8. What happened to other hunters that nearly were able to shoot the Bachelor of Powalgarh? Tell how he escaped twice despite being only feet away from seasoned hunters that were hunting him.

9. 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?

10. Explain what happens when Corbett takes the skin of the tigress of Champawat to the woman that had pursued it when it carried off her sister.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about hemp.

Part 1. What is hemp? Where does it come? What is useful about it?

Part 2. Discuss the historic uses of hemp. What did our forefather's use hemp for?

Part 3. Why is hemp not as widespread today as it was?

Part 4. What products are available today in hemp, and how do they compare to their non-hemp counterparts?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the flora and fauna that Corbett mentions in his book.

Part 1. Introduction - provide a general description of the nature of the Kumaon region.

Part 2. What flora does Corbett mention or discuss? Were you familiar with any of these plants?

Part 3. What fauna does Corbett come across in his adventures? Describe the animals and his experiences with them.

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