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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Bachelor of Powalgarh.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the total number of people the tigress of Muktesar ended up killing?
(a) None of the above.
(b) Twenty-four.
(c) Two.
(d) Over four hundred.

2. What is unusual about the Bachelor of Powalgarh?
(a) His intelligence.
(b) His color.
(c) His size.
(d) His teeth.

3. Why do the Vivians miss their opportunity to kill the man-eater of Chowgarh?
(a) In the murky light they mistake it for a bear.
(b) The man-eater senses their presence and stays hidden.
(c) They miss the shot.
(d) The gun jams and does not fire.

4. What does Corbett unsuccessfully do to try and locate the wounded Bachelor of Powalgarh in dense bushes?
(a) Light a fire that would creep across the area.
(b) Shoot into the bushes with small shotgun shot.
(c) Send for Robin.
(d) Drive monkeys into the area.

5. What is a popular belief about man-eating tigers that Corbett claims is untrue?
(a) None of the above.
(b) That they prefer to attack a person from the front.
(c) That they only attack at night.
(d) That they do not eat the head, hands, and feet of human victims.

Short Answer Questions

1. What keeps the exhausted Corbett awake when he finally returns to town after killing the first tiger?

2. What other animal does Corbett almost kill while hunting for the Chowgarh tigers?

3. What tale about himself does Corbett refute?

4. When do tigers sometimes hunt people?

5. How does Corbett choose to approach the leopard?

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