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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Pages 33-48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Rainsford have difficulty seeing the island from the ship?
(a) There is no moon.
(b) He is looking in the wrong direction.
(c) He has bad eyesight.
(d) It is raining.

2. How does Zaroff obtain his victims?
(a) He and his servant capture them on the mainland.
(b) He has artillery that he fires on passing ships, hoping to sink them.
(c) He has a false channel light that lures ships onto the rocks.
(d) He advertises for people to come work on his island.

3. How does Rainsford end up alone on deck?
(a) His partner goes below deck to sleep.
(b) The captain calls his partner below deck.
(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.

4. On page 35, Zaroff says that Rainsford's attitude is "like finding a snuffbox in a limousine." What does he mean by this?
(a) That Rainsford's attitude is old-fashioned and out of place in the modern world.
(b) That Rainsford's attitude is unpleasant and not particularly safe.
(c) That Rainsford's attitude is charming but too delicate to survive.
(d) That Rainsford's attitude is fussy and somewhat embarrassing.

5. What is surprising about General Zaroff's first remarks to Rainsford?
(a) He seems to find Rainsford's situation very amusing.
(b) His accent is clearly not Russian.
(c) He already knows Rainsford's name.
(d) He seems to have been expecting Rainsford.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On page 39, General Zaroff says "It's a game, you see," and the reader realizes what about the story's title?

3. Which word best describes the inside of Zaroff's house?

4. What do Rainsford and his partner intend to hunt?

5. Which character says, on page 31, "Instinct is no match for reason"?

(see the answer key)

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