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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 happens when one has unlimited undisturbed water to fish in?

2. What is Corbett trying to film out in the submontane valley?

3. When the Pipal Pani tiger first goes briefly missing, where has he gone?

4. What does Corbett discover the morning after the storm when he checks on the first buffalo he staked out in hopes of luring the Mohan man-eater?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between the time that Corbett throws his line in the water and when he tosses the flopping fish onto the shore?

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

3. Describe the night Corbett spends in a tree waiting for the Kanda man-eater. What happens at night and how does it end?

4. 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?

5. What does Corbett hear from the village of Thak when he sitting out over a dead buffalo waiting for the tiger to return? Why is this unusual? Where does it come from and what do people say it was?

6. How does an old lady and a sixteen year old girl end up on the ledge of a cliff? What happens?

7. Describe how the Pipal Pani tiger gets shot for a second time, and how the men who go in search of him unknowingly put their lives in great danger, and what may have saved them.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Corbett often takes his dog Robin with him hunting. He depends on Robin to help him track big game by scent when he can't follow a visible a trail. Write an essay about hunting dogs and other service dogs.

Part 1. How many different jobs to dogs do for people? What variety of jobs or services are sometimes performed by working dogs.

Part 2. How have dogs been bred or selected to better perform their jobs? Give examples of specialty breeds and the jobs they perform.

Part 3. Man and dogs have been hunting together for a long time. Explain the possible origins of the relationship and the various roles that dogs play when assisting hunters.

Essay Topic 2

Corbett mentions the keeping of trophies after making a kill and he refers to other hunters doing the same. Write an essay about big game and trophy hunting.

Part 1. What is trophy hunting? Compare trophy hunting to other forms of hunting. What are some of its advantages and disadvantages?

Part 2. What are some of the more usual trophies and some of the most sought after ones?

Part 3. Where do people go to go trophy hunting? How popular is the sport? Is the industry on the rise or decline?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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