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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Robin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens while Corbett is writing the story about Robin?
(a) Robin's puppies are born.
(b) Corbett finds some old pictures of Robin.
(c) Robin dies.
(d) Robin begs and begs to go out hunting.

2. What does Corbett worry about when he sees Robin missing?
(a) That Robin was scared of gunfire.
(b) That the leopard had killed him.
(c) That Robin wouldn't make it home alone.
(d) That the other dogs had hurt Robin.

3. Which of the following, according to Corbett, best characterizes a tiger?
(a) Aggressive and cruel.
(b) Monarch of the forests.
(c) Instinctual and natural.
(d) Large hearted gentleman with boundless courage.

4. What does Corbett say about assuming a tiger is a man-eater?
(a) All of the above.
(b) The circumstance must be understood.
(c) It is best to give the tiger the benefit of the doubt.
(d) A post-mortem on the victim is important before assuming the death was caused by a tiger.

5. What does Corbett worry about as he re-approaches the wounded leopard?
(a) That so many gunshots would ruin the skin.
(b) That the leopard may have moved.
(c) That the leopard may be suffering greatly.
(d) That someone else had come and killed and taken the leopard.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Corbett choose to approach the leopard?

2. Which of the following is something that the frequency with which a man-eater will kill depends on?

3. What drove the tigress of Muktesar to start eating human flesh?

4. What did the tigress of Muktesar do with the first person she killed?

5. What difference is there between the kills of man-eating tigers and man-eating leopards?

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