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

2. If someone refuses to participate in Zaroff's hunting game, what does he do?
(a) Sets them adrift at sea.
(b) Makes them fight his servant to the death.
(c) Gives them to his servant to be whipped to death.
(d) Shoots them immediately.

3. How does Rainsford end up alone on deck?
(a) His partner goes below deck to fetch a map to show Rainsford.
(b) The captain calls his partner below deck.
(c) He and his partner argue, and his partner doesn't want to be around him for a while.
(d) His partner goes below deck to sleep.

4. Before Zaroff hunts people, what does he usually do with them?
(a) Treats them as honored guests.
(b) Uses them as unpaid labor.
(c) Trains them and gets them into shape.
(d) Makes sure that they are tired and hungry.

5. Which word does the narrator use to describe General Zaroff's home?
(a) Grotesque.
(b) Palatial.
(c) Fanciful.
(d) Foreboding.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 35, General Zaroff criticizes Rainsford's "scruples." What is he criticizing?

2. What is Rainsford's first reaction when he falls overboard?

3. What does Zaroff do if one of his victims is close to winning the game?

4. What makes Rainsford a little uncomfortable about the General?

5. Who is Rainsford's hunting partner?

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