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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Kanda Man-Eater.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men from Champawat report having heard and seen?
(a) The tigress wailing all night after getting shot.
(b) The woman running through the woods calling to her sister.
(c) The ghosts of the tigress's victims.
(d) The tigress carrying a naked woman in its mouth as she wailed and screamed for help.

2. What reputation does Corbett admit to having earned?
(a) Being difficult to work with in the field.
(b) Being keener on photographing animals than killing them.
(c) Being short tempered.
(d) Being a trophy and reward hunter.

3. What was Corbett's best guess at the weight of the fish?
(a) Fifty pounds.
(b) Fifteen pounds.
(c) Five pounds.
(d) A single pound at most.

4. What causes the tiger to flee from the kill area in the morning after Corbett's night tree vigil?
(a) The call of Corbett's men on the ridge.
(b) A wild shot Corbett made.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Another tiger arriving.

5. When does Robin disappear?
(a) When all the other dogs swarm the leopard.
(b) When the leopard swats him with a paw.
(c) When all the men open fire.
(d) When they can hear the leopard charging at them but can't see it.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Corbett realize after reeling in sixty yards of the fishing line?

3. What does Corbett says happens when one has unlimited undisturbed water to fish in?

4. How is inter village communication maintained during the time of the Chowgarh tiger when the paths are too dangerous to use?

5. What is Corbett trying to film out in the submontane valley?

(see the answer key)

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