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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Corbett finally kill the bear they chase with?
(a) An axe.
(b) A large rock.
(c) A hunting knife.
(d) A shot to the head.

2. How does the tigress come to be the Champawat Man-eater?
(a) A hunter from Champawat shot her in the hip.
(b) None of the above.
(c) She is old and was driven out of her territory by a younger tiger.
(d) She arrives a man-eater from Nepal after killing two hundred people there.

3. What does Corbett say he has noted about the coats of man-eaters?
(a) The tigers often have bald spots.
(b) They have a tendency to be mangy.
(c) They have all been remarkably fine.
(d) They smell.

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

5. How is inter village communication maintained during the time of the Chowgarh tiger when the paths are too dangerous to use?
(a) None of the above.
(b) A serious of cables for messages.
(c) Shouting from high places.
(d) Radio.

6. Which of the following best characterizes the Bachelor of Powalgarh?
(a) The youngest man-eater.
(b) The most sought after big game trophy in the province.
(c) The old foe of a renowned hunter.
(d) A tiger of the most unusual color.

7. Who comes to visit Corbett as soon as he arrives on the scene to hunt the Chowgarh tigers?
(a) A spirit man protecting the tiger.
(b) The grandmother of the latest victim.
(c) Two other large game hunters.
(d) The mayor of the township.

8. In what state does Corbett find the people of Pali when he arrives?
(a) Loading up their belongings to leave.
(b) In abject terror and locked in their homes.
(c) Furiously pounding the bush to drive the tiger away.
(d) In a town meeting deciding what to do about the tiger.

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

10. Where does Corbett spend his first night in pursuit of the Chowgrarh tiger?
(a) None of the above.
(b) In the village square comforting the locals.
(c) Up a tree.
(d) In a luxury tourist bungalow.

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

12. Why does Corbett decide to go home after wounding the leopard?
(a) He needs to get Robin.
(b) He needs more men.
(c) He thinks the leopard would die shortly.
(d) It is getting close to dark.

13. How does the length of the Bachelor of Powalgarh measured by Corbett and his sister compare to the estimates of others who had seen him years before?
(a) It is slightly less.
(b) It is the same.
(c) It is slightly more.
(d) It is much, much, more.

14. What does Corbet wedge into his door to get ventilation but keep the tiger out?
(a) Chairs.
(b) His saddle and gun.
(c) A weaving loom.
(d) Thorn bushes.

15. What happens that makes Corbett know he's picked a winner in Robin?
(a) Robin hangs onto a wounded peafowl as it runs dragging him along.
(b) Robin growls when anybody approaches Corbett.
(c) Robin joins a group of hunting dogs that cornered a leopard.
(d) None of the above.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What story does Corbett tell of Robin?

3. What nerve does Robin have that he is unable to control?

4. What does Corbett decide to do before following the blood trail from the leopard?

5. What does Corbett say about the bungalow he stayed in while in Champawat?

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