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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What supplies does Zaroff offer the men he hunts?
(a) A flashlight and a map.
(b) A map and matches.
(c) Rope, matches, and food.
(d) Food and a knife.

2. On page 38, Zaroff calls something that Rainsford says "barbarous." What does this word mean in this context?
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Willfully ignorant.
(c) Cruel and uncivilized.
(d) Unimaginative.

3. 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 fussy and somewhat embarrassing.
(b) That Rainsford's attitude is charming but too delicate to survive.
(c) That Rainsford's attitude is old-fashioned and out of place in the modern world.
(d) That Rainsford's attitude is unpleasant and not particularly safe.

4. When he is hiding in the tree, what does Rainsford suddenly realize?
(a) Zaroff is like a cat playing with a mouse before killing it.
(b) Zaroff is not playing the game by his own rules.
(c) Zaroff is not quite as good at tracking as he thinks.
(d) Zaroff does not really want to kill him.

5. On page 35, General Zaroff criticizes Rainsford's "scruples." What is he criticizing?
(a) Rainsford's hesitation to do something that he thinks is wrong.
(b) Rainsford's eagerness to condemn Zaroff's "game."
(c) Rainsford's anger on behalf of Zaroff's victims.
(d) Rainsford's religious beliefs.

6. What is most clearly implied by the last line of this story?
(a) Rainsford will become just like Zaroff.
(b) Rainsford kills Zaroff.
(c) Zaroff now understands that his "game" was wrong.
(d) Zaroff kills Rainsford.

7. On page 59, Rainsford's waiting is described with the phrase "He lived a year in a minute." What literary technique is being used here?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Simile.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Imagery.

8. On page 50, Rainsford thinks of General Zaroff as "zealous." What kind of a person does this mean General Zaroff is?
(a) Envious of others' abilities.
(b) Unable to tell the difference between reality and fantasy.
(c) Extremely devoted and enthusiastic.
(d) The kind of person who says one thing but does another.

9. For how long does someone have to elude the General in order to win the game?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 3 days.
(d) A full 24 hours.

10. What is in General Zaroff's cellar?
(a) The bodies of the men he has killed.
(b) A torture chamber.
(c) The dogs' kennels.
(d) His "training camp."

11. What does Zaroff do if one of his victims is close to winning the game?
(a) He just extends the time period that they have to survive through.
(b) He tricks them into thinking they have won and then kills them anyway.
(c) He cheats by going back to the house for better weapons.
(d) He uses dogs to hunt them.

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

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

14. Before Zaroff hunts people, what does he usually do with them?
(a) Treats them as honored guests.
(b) Uses them as unpaid labor.
(c) Trains them and gets them into shape.
(d) Makes sure that they are tired and hungry.

15. How much of a head start does Zaroff offer his victims?
(a) 1/2 day.
(b) 1 day.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 3 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Zaroff use frequently to describe his life on the island?

2. On page 51, the word "dingy" is used. How is this word pronounced, and what does it mean?

3. What does General Zaroff imply is true about hunting human beings?

4. On page 51, Rainsford's night is said to be "apprehensive." What kind of a night is it?

5. On the morning of the second day of the hunt, what warns Rainsford that Zaroff is approaching?

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