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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Pages 49-66.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the best description of the General's servant's clothing?
(a) He is wearing an expensive suit.
(b) He is dressed like a hunter.
(c) He is dressed in a butler's uniform.
(d) He is in a military uniform.

2. On page 55, a tree is leaning "precariously" on another tree. How is the tree leaning?
(a) As if the tree that is leaning has only recently fallen.
(b) As if the tree it is leaning on is some kind of assistant or helper.
(c) The two trees are so close that the leaning tree is still almost upright.
(d) In an unstable way, as if it might fall any minute.

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

4. When Rainsford is waiting in the tree, to whom does he compare Zaroff?
(a) Czar Nicholas.
(b) Himself.
(c) A soldier he knew in the war.
(d) The devil.

5. What is the name of the island on which the story takes place?
(a) The island is unnamed.
(b) Sunken Ship Island.
(c) Shipwreck Island.
(d) Ship-Trap Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Rainsford and his partner disagree about?

2. What supplies does Zaroff offer the men he hunts?

3. If someone refuses to participate in Zaroff's hunting game, what does he do?

4. What explanation does Zaroff give for having recognized Rainsford?

5. What spot on the island does Zaroff warn Rainsford to stay away from?

(see the answer key)

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