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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Signs that the island is inhabited by many dangerous animals.
(c) A fire burning somewhere deep in the jungle.
(d) That various traps have been set and that some are sprung.

2. Which animal does Rainsford call the most dangerous?
(a) Human beings.
(b) Tigers.
(c) Cape buffalo.
(d) Jaguars.

3. Why does Rainsford stand up on the ship's rail?
(a) He thinks that he hears gunfire.
(b) He has been drinking and is fooling around.
(c) He is trying to signal another ship.
(d) He is trying to reach something stuck in the rigging.

4. What makes the General's servant intimidating when he first opens the door?
(a) He shoves Rainsford back and refuses to allow him inside.
(b) He is huge and is holding a gun.
(c) He blocks Rainsford from seeing into the house.
(d) He has a deep scar on one side of his face.

5. On page 1, the narrator says that the night "was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht." What literary technique is being employed in this phrase?
(a) Personification.
(b) Parallelism.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Hyperbole.

6. Where are Rainsford and his partner headed?
(a) To South Africa.
(b) To Port Moresby.
(c) To Ecuador.
(d) To Rio.

7. On page 5, evil is described as "tangible." What would this mean is true about evil?
(a) It is a thing that can paralyze you with fear.
(b) It is a thing that can distract you from your real goals.
(c) It is a thing that you can perceive with your senses.
(d) It is a thing that can take over without you realizing it.

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

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

10. Why does Zaroff no longer hunt tigers?
(a) He was wounded by a tiger.
(b) They do not challenge him enough.
(c) There are not enough tigers left to hunt them easily.
(d) He came to understand that they have feelings and thoughts, just like people.

11. What is the first thing that Rainsford does once he is on top of the cliffs?
(a) Make a fire.
(b) Yell for help.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Hide.

12. To what ethnic group do Zaroff and his servant belong?
(a) They are Tatars.
(b) They are Tajiks.
(c) They are Cossacks.
(d) They are Kazakhs.

13. What does Zaroff imply he was afraid of when he realized that hunting had begun to bore him?
(a) Having a breakdown.
(b) That he was becoming weak and soft-hearted.
(c) Having to go home to Russia.
(d) That he was becoming a coward.

14. Why did Zaroff leave Russia?
(a) Because of the Russian Revolution.
(b) He found the hunting in Russia had become dull.
(c) He was looking for a place with more privacy.
(d) He was exiled by the Czar.

15. Who is the author of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
(a) Richard Connell.
(b) Wilfred Owen.
(c) Nikolai Romanov.
(d) Frank R. Stockton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the best description of the General's servant's clothing?

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

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

4. On page 33, the narrator mentions that Zaroff has "surmounted" an obstacle. What has Zaroff done?

5. On page 1, the night is described as "dank." In this context, what does this word mean?

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