Question

what were not the reasons behind mrs packletides sudden interest in hunting of the tiger?

Answer 1

Mrs. Packletide was jealous of her arch rival Loona Bimberton. She wanted to prove that she is more adventurous than her as Loona had been carries 11 miles by an Algerian pilot.

Therefore, Mrs. Packletide thought, shooting a tiger is the only option to outshine Loon and hence she decided to kill a tiger.