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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Mohan Man-Eater.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Robin's pedigree?
(a) Son of a legendary Indian hunting dog.
(b) None of the above.
(c) A well known and respected line of working dogs.
(d) Imported English hound.

2. What tactic does Corbett decide to try when pursuing the tigress of Champawat is unsuccessful?
(a) A beat to drive her down a narrow gorge.
(b) Poison bait.
(c) Snare traps.
(d) Forest fire.

3. Where is the last chance Corbett has to get a shot at the man-eater of Chowgarh on his first visit?
(a) From a ridge the night before his departure.
(b) When the tiger circles the village he is in.
(c) When he watches the place the tiger left her last victim.
(d) At a watering hole on his way out of town.

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the things that Corbett says worked to his advantage when he finally came face to face with the Chowgarh man-eater?
(a) His sudden surge of adrenaline and fast reflexes.
(b) That he is carrying a very light rifle.
(c) Nightjar eggs in his left hand.
(d) The tiger being a man-eater.

5. What does Corbett deduce about the man-eater from the information the villagers give him?
(a) It is very old.
(b) It has an injured leg.
(c) None of the above.
(d) It has poor eyesight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Corbett deduce from the two wounded women that returned home after being attacked by the Chowgarh tiger?

2. What are the Chowgarh tigers doing when Corbett first sees them?

3. Which of the following is NOT something that Corbett says can be determined by examining a tiger's scratchmarks?

4. When Robin backs away from the clerodendron bush, what does Corbett know this means?

5. What happens that makes Corbett know he's picked a winner in Robin?

(see the answer key)

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