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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. What justification does Zaroff give for his actions?
(a) He is only hunting lower class people.
(b) He does give his victims a choice.
(c) He kills his victims quickly and as painlessly as possible.
(d) He is only hunting non-Christians.

2. Into what two groups does Rainsford divide up the world?
(a) Thinkers and feelers.
(b) Hunters and hunted.
(c) Strong and weak.
(d) Brave and cowardly.

3. On page 39, General Zaroff says "It's a game, you see," and the reader realizes what about the story's title?
(a) That General Zaroff is much more dangerous than he first appeared.
(b) That the word "game" is meant in more than one way.
(c) That the word "game" is being used hyperbolically.
(d) That it implies that Zaroff is more fair to his victims than it first appeared.

4. 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) Metaphor.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Personification.
(d) Parallelism.

5. 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 blocks Rainsford from seeing into the house.
(c) He has a deep scar on one side of his face.
(d) He is huge and is holding a gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which animal does Rainsford call the most dangerous?

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

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

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

5. What is Rainsford's first reaction when he falls overboard?

(see the answer key)

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