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

2. What does Zaroff believe fighting in the war should have taught Rainsford?
(a) That nothing in life is fair.
(b) To keep a level head when he is in danger.
(c) That human life is not inherently valuable.
(d) How to hunt for human beings.

3. Who is the captain of the ship that Rainsford travels on?
(a) Ivan.
(b) Sanger.
(c) Nielsen.
(d) Whitney.

4. What is unusual about the door knocker on Zaroff's house?
(a) It is rusted into place.
(b) It is in the shape of a gargoyle.
(c) It is in the shape of a hunting dog's head.
(d) It does not seem to make any sound.

5. On what does Zaroff blame Rainsford's refusal to participate in murder?
(a) His experiences as a soldier.
(b) Rainsford's not being a Russian.
(c) America's Puritan ancestry.
(d) Rainsford's more cautious upbringing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Rainsford and his partner headed?

2. Which is the best description of Rainsford when he is in the water?

3. Whom does Zaroff credit for his great abilities as a hunter?

4. What does Zaroff say is the problem with ordinary big-game hunting?

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

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