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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 part of Joan's body does the hippo bite?
(a) Her leg
(b) Her buttocks
(c) Her face
(d) Her arm

2. What animal corpses do Capstick and Mason bait locations with to catch the crocodiles?
(a) Lions
(b) Hippos
(c) Leopards
(d) Rhinos

3. What happened to Capstick's second shot?
(a) It hit the hippo's teeth
(b) It missed
(c) It hit the hippo in the eye
(d) It brushed the hippo's tail

4. How do crocodiles view humans?
(a) Enemies
(b) Another prey item
(c) Easy targets
(d) Gourmet

5. Who does Capstick hunt the crocodile with?
(a) Bwana
(b) Silent
(c) Mason
(d) Regan

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did William K. Olsen volunteer for?

2. What does the hippo use to scissor Root's flesh from the bone?

3. What does Capstick say costs $30,000?

4. What kind of battles do male hippos participate in?

5. What is the real name of the buffalo thorn tree?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do they find inside the crocodile in Chapter 6.

2. What hippopotami are more likely to attack humans?

3. Describe crocodiles.

4. What makes a crocodile attack so unnerving for observers?

5. Describe the hippo attack on Alan and his wife.

6. Why is the rhinoceros so dangerous?

7. What does the gunbearer, Chagga, do when a hunter receives a spurt of cobra venom in his eyes?

8. How does Capstick track down the crocodile in Chapter 6?

9. How do cobra snakes attack their enemies?

10. When is a hippopotamus likely to attack?

(see the answer keys)

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