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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. Which animal is most famous for feasting on buffalo?

2. Why can Colin not fire his gun?

3. What is the name of the older man at the beginning of the chapter?

4. What does a leopard use to disembowel its victim?

5. When do hunters usually shoot leopards?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the elephant species.

2. What do studies demonstrate about man-eating leopards?

3. Describe the African Cape Buffalo.

4. How does Capstick prove his buffalo kill was legitimate?

5. How does Capstick kill the leopard in Chapter 3?

6. How does Silent force the lion to retreat in Chapter 1?

7. Why is it so difficult to kill wild elephants?

8. Why does Capstick think most man-eating leopards are found in Asia?

9. How does the buffalo injure Capstick?

10. How does July's only surviving son disappear?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Capstick's life. In what way do you think his life and personality are reflected in the book? What elements seem to be wholly fictionalized?

Essay Topic 2

Why have rhinos come close to extinction? What are the laws protecting rhinos? How can the authorities ensure that rhinos continue to exist?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following animals from the text--hippo, elephant, buffalo and rhino--and examine it in relation to its:

1) Methods it uses to kill

2) Habitat

3) Its danger to humans

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