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

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

3. What do Rainsford and his partner disagree about?
(a) Which of them is the better hunter.
(b) Whether animals feel fear.
(c) Whether hunting intelligent animals is ethical.
(d) Which of them is more courageous.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rainsford end up alone on deck?

2. If someone refuses to participate in Zaroff's hunting game, what does he do?

3. Why does Rainsford stand up on the ship's rail?

4. On page 35, Zaroff says that Rainsford's attitude is "like finding a snuffbox in a limousine." What does he mean by this?

5. What is the name of General Zaroff's servant?

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