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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 the snake do when Corbett hits the back of its head with a stone?

2. What does Corbett hear from Thak that goes unexplained?

3. How does Corbett get a hold of the fish?

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

5. What is Corbett hoping to do after he sends his men back when he gives up filming?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What encounter does Corbett have with a hamadryad or a cobra while he is hunting the Kanda man-eater? What happens and why does Corbett feel better afterwards?

3. How does the Pipal Pani tiger get injured in the head? What does Corbett see that he is able to know this?

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

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

6. What unexpected thing does the Pipal Pani tiger do when he gets shot in the shoulder?

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

8. Why does Corbett think that he might be able to lure the tiger to him by calling? How does his attempt go, and how does he explain the results?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Corbett implies in the beginning of the final chapter "Just Tigers," that shooting wildlife with a camera is infinitely harder than shooting them with a gun. Write an essay about wildlife photography.

Part 1. Describe the field of wild animal photography and film making.

Part 2. Give some examples of some extraordinary shots caught in the wild in pictures or on film.

Part 3. What are the challenges of wildlife photography?

Part 4. What techniques do people use to overcome the challenges of photographing or filming wild animals?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is the relationship between hunting and conservation?

Part 1. Historically, what role have hunters played in the creation of legislation for conservation?

Part 2. Write about several people who were both well known hunters and conservationists.

Part 3. What role do hunters today play in conservation?

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