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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 are you most likely to see a lot of snakes in Africa?

2. What animal corpses do Capstick and Mason bait locations with to catch the crocodiles?

3. What are the two primary species of rhino?

4. What does a common myth say a crocodile uses to knock its victim into the water?

5. What does Capstick say one crocodile continued to do even after he had shot it in the head?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the rhinoceros when Capstick shoots it in the base of its horn?

2. Why is the rhinoceros so dangerous?

3. Describe how a hippopotamus attacked a native family in Chapter 5.

4. How do crocodiles kill their prey?

5. When is a hippopotamus likely to attack?

6. Why does Capstick give rhinoceros hunting less attention than other forms of hunting in the book?

7. What does Capstick do when he finds a large black mamba in the restroom?

8. What does Capstick state has led to the rhincerosi decline?

9. Describe the different varieties of mamba snakes.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What makes leopards Africa's best predators? How does Capstick show how the leopard's superior hunting skills are a serious danger to humans? How can either a human or animal defeat the leopard?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Examine the lioness' attack on Len and Jean Harvey. Why do you think the lioness attacks the couple? What effect could such a negative representation of lions have the reader impressions about the animal?

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