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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. How much of a head start does Zaroff offer his victims?
(a) 1/2 day.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 1 day.
(d) 3 hours.

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

3. 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 slams the door.
(c) He cocks the hammer of his gun.
(d) He calls for General Zaroff.

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

5. On page 1, the narrator says that the night "was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht." What does "palpable" mean in this context?
(a) Dark and forbidding, gloomy.
(b) Soft enough to be squeezed or manipulated.
(c) Warning of bad things to come.
(d) Able to be felt or touched.

Short Answer Questions

1. When, on page 7, Rainsford "indolently [puffs] on his favorite brier," what is he doing?

2. On page 5, evil is described as "tangible." What would this mean is true about evil?

3. What does General Zaroff imply is true about hunting human beings?

4. On page 1, the narrator says that the night "was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht." What literary technique is being employed in this phrase?

5. Whom does Zaroff credit for his great abilities as a hunter?

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