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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason did Corbett find for the tiger in Mohan to have become a man-eater?
(a) An old hip fracture.
(b) Porcupine quills in his foreleg.
(c) A bullet in his shoulder.
(d) Broken teeth.

2. How effective is sitting out over kills for Corbett when hunting the Thak man-eater?
(a) Not at all.
(b) He sees the tiger regularly but never gets a shot.
(c) He had a perfect opportunity which he missed.
(d) The tiger circled each time but sensed his presence.

3. What does a friend bring to Corbett from the scene where the tiger was shot at night?
(a) A bone shard.
(b) A claw.
(c) A tooth.
(d) Some hairs.

4. When the Pipal Pani tiger first goes briefly missing, where has he gone?
(a) To move to areas of more plentiful game.
(b) Into more populated areas.
(c) To get a mate.
(d) To hide with injuries.

5. What does Corbett say plays an important role in our enjoyment of outdoor sports?
(a) All of the above.
(b) The environment.
(c) The people with you.
(d) The element of danger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Corbett give up trying to film his subject?

2. What causes the tiger to flee from the kill area in the morning after Corbett's night tree vigil?

3. When Corbett is on a tall rock and thinks he sees the man-eater below him, what is he really looking at?

4. Who was the first victim of the Mohan Man-eater?

5. Which of the following best characterizes how Corbett feels after shooting the Pipal Pani tiger?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Corbett's first encounter with the man-eater of Mohan when he senses him above the road on the overhang.

2. What were Corbett's initial plans for the sleeping arrangement in Mohan? How and why were they changed?

3. What is Corbett's main intention at the locale of the story The Fish of My Dreams? Why is he having difficulty and when does he decide to go fishing?

4. Why is Corbett's feeling of relief greater than usual when he shoots the Thak man-eater?

5. Why is Corbett forced to leave the fish? What does he do with it when he leaves?

6. What bothers Corbett about the way he kills the man-eater of Mohan? Why? What reasons does he give to justify his actions?

7. Describe the encounter Corbett has on the trail with the woman filling a water jug. What is he happy he has accomplished?

8. What happens when Corbett returns to the spot he left the fish?

9. What happens between the time that Corbett throws his line in the water and when he tosses the flopping fish onto the shore?

10. Why do many men come to the area of the Thak man-eater? What are they doing there and how do they feel about the tiger? How do they show it?

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