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

2. When, on page 7, Rainsford "indolently [puffs] on his favorite brier," what is he doing?
(a) Lazily smoking a pipe.
(b) Vigorously smoking a pipe.
(c) Eagerly smoking a cigarette.
(d) Thoughtfully smoking a cigarette.

3. On page 35, Zaroff says that Rainsford's attitude is "like finding a snuffbox in a limousine." What rhetorical technique is he employing?
(a) Sarcasm.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Understatement.
(d) Simile.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 35, General Zaroff criticizes Rainsford's "scruples." What is he criticizing?

2. Which word best describes the inside of Zaroff's house?

3. Into what two groups does Rainsford divide up the world?

4. What is it implied that Zaroff keeps in his library?

5. Why did Zaroff leave Russia?

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