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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, The Thak Man-Eater.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Pipal Pani tiger get wounded in the shoulder?
(a) He isn't careful returning to a kill and gets shot.
(b) A fight with another tiger.
(c) A fight with a leopard.
(d) He gets shot when attacking cattle.

2. 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) The tiger being a man-eater.
(b) That he is carrying a very light rifle.
(c) His sudden surge of adrenaline and fast reflexes.
(d) Nightjar eggs in his left hand.

3. What does Corbett realize after reeling in sixty yards of the fishing line?
(a) None of the above.
(b) He did not use bait.
(c) There is a branch wrapped in his line.
(d) The fish is still on the line.

4. What does Corbett do when he desperately needs to cough while stalking the man-eater of Mohan?
(a) Make bird sounds to clear his throat.
(b) Leave the area.
(c) Chew some leaves that make his throat numb.
(d) None of the above.

5. Who was Robin amongst the litter?
(a) The only one with no white on him.
(b) The smallest and thinnest.
(c) The largest and most aggressive.
(d) The only one left.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the tigress of Muktesar start killing people specifically for her to eat?

2. What does Corbett worry about as he re-approaches the wounded leopard?

3. What connects the appearance of man-eating leopards to disease epidemics?

4. Who lost the most cattle to the Pipal Pani tiger?

5. What is Corbett's overwhelming feeling immediately after he gets his first shot at the Bachelor of Powalgarh?

(see the answer key)

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