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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. When Zaroff says, on page 31, that there is "no greater bore than perfection," to what is he referring?
(a) Rainsford's hunting plans.
(b) His father.
(c) Prey animals.
(d) His own abilities as a hunter.

2. What reason does Whitney give Rainsford for the sailors' fear of the island?
(a) Ships often sink there.
(b) Sailors are not rational thinkers.
(c) Sailors keep disappearing there.
(d) He does not know why they fear it.

3. Who is Rainsford's hunting partner?
(a) Sanger.
(b) Whitney.
(c) Neilsen.
(d) Ivan.

4. What is surprising about General Zaroff's first remarks to Rainsford?
(a) His accent is clearly not Russian.
(b) He seems to have been expecting Rainsford.
(c) He seems to find Rainsford's situation very amusing.
(d) He already knows Rainsford's name.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of people does Rainsford guess might live on the island?

2. What does Zaroff believe fighting in the war should have taught Rainsford?

3. How does Zaroff obtain his victims?

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

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

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