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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 did Zaroff leave Russia?
(a) Because of the Russian Revolution.
(b) He was looking for a place with more privacy.
(c) He found the hunting in Russia had become dull.
(d) He was exiled by the Czar.

2. On page 35, General Zaroff criticizes Rainsford's "scruples." What is he criticizing?
(a) Rainsford's religious beliefs.
(b) Rainsford's hesitation to do something that he thinks is wrong.
(c) Rainsford's anger on behalf of Zaroff's victims.
(d) Rainsford's eagerness to condemn Zaroff's "game."

3. Why does Zaroff no longer hunt tigers?
(a) He was wounded by a tiger.
(b) They do not challenge him enough.
(c) He came to understand that they have feelings and thoughts, just like people.
(d) There are not enough tigers left to hunt them easily.

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

5. What kind of people does Rainsford guess might live on the island?
(a) Missing sailors.
(b) Cannibals.
(c) War criminals.
(d) Hunters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is surprising about General Zaroff's first remarks to Rainsford?

2. How much of a head start does Zaroff offer his victims?

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

4. What do Rainsford and his partner intend to hunt?

5. Which character says, on page 31, "Instinct is no match for reason"?

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