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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. As Rainsford begins to walk along the cliffside, what does he notice in the jungle?
(a) A fire burning somewhere deep in the jungle.
(b) Signs that the island is inhabited by many dangerous animals.
(c) Signs of a large animal having been hunted and killed.
(d) That various traps have been set and that some are sprung.

2. What is unusual about the door knocker on Zaroff's house?
(a) It is in the shape of a hunting dog's head.
(b) It does not seem to make any sound.
(c) It is in the shape of a gargoyle.
(d) It is rusted into place.

3. What does Rainsford see is true about three sides of Zaroff's house?
(a) They are crumbling into disrepair.
(b) They are built over cliffs.
(c) They have no windows.
(d) They are surrounded by a fence.

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

5. What does Zaroff say is the problem with ordinary big-game hunting?
(a) It wastes the life of an animal for no purpose.
(b) It does not take the feelings of the prey animal into account.
(c) There are too many other great hunters in the world.
(d) The prey animal has almost no chance of survival.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Zaroff no longer hunt tigers?

3. Into what two groups does Rainsford divide up the world?

4. What is Zaroff's response to Rainsford's arrival?

5. When Zaroff says, on page 31, that there is "no greater bore than perfection," to what is he referring?

(see the answer key)

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