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

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

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

4. When Rainsford introduces himself to the General's servant, what is the man's response?
(a) He finally allows Rainsford to enter the house.
(b) He cocks the hammer of his gun.
(c) He slams the door.
(d) He calls for General Zaroff.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what does Zaroff blame Rainsford's refusal to participate in murder?

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

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

4. When Zaroff says, on page 31, that there is "no greater bore than perfection," to what is he referring?

5. What reason does Whitney give Rainsford for the sailors' fear of the island?

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