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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Pages 16-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rainsford end up alone on deck?
(a) The captain calls his partner below deck.
(b) His partner goes below deck to sleep.
(c) He and his partner argue, and his partner doesn't want to be around him for a while.
(d) His partner goes below deck to fetch a map to show Rainsford.

2. Which is the best description of Rainsford when he is in the water?
(a) He is shocked at first but stays calm and thinks his situation through.
(b) He is overconfident and thinks that nothing can harm him.
(c) He thinks the situation is amusing at first but rapidly realizes that it is serious.
(d) He panics and then is embarrassed because he is well-known for his courage.

3. What kind of people does Rainsford guess might live on the island?
(a) Cannibals.
(b) Hunters.
(c) War criminals.
(d) Missing sailors.

4. What do Rainsford and his partner intend to hunt?
(a) Wild Boar.
(b) Cape Buffalo.
(c) Jaguar.
(d) Antelope.

5. What explanation does Zaroff give for his servant's not speaking to Rainsford?
(a) The man has a phobia of strangers.
(b) The man only speaks Russian.
(c) The man can neither hear nor speak.
(d) Only Zaroff is allowed to speak to visitors.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 5, evil is described as "tangible." What would this mean is true about evil?

2. What does Rainsford see is true about three sides of Zaroff's house?

3. What reason does Whitney give Rainsford for the sailors' fear of the island?

4. What is unusual about the door knocker on Zaroff's house?

5. Who is the captain of the ship that Rainsford travels on?

(see the answer key)

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