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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 was exiled by the Czar.
(d) He found the hunting in Russia had become dull.

2. Why does Rainsford have difficulty seeing the island from the ship?
(a) There is no moon.
(b) He has bad eyesight.
(c) He is looking in the wrong direction.
(d) It is raining.

3. On page 1, the night is described as "dank." In this context, what does this word mean?
(a) Strange and unique.
(b) Promising.
(c) Damp and musty.
(d) Excellent.

4. Who is the captain of the ship that Rainsford travels on?
(a) Sanger.
(b) Ivan.
(c) Nielsen.
(d) Whitney.

5. What is in General Zaroff's cellar?
(a) His "training camp."
(b) The bodies of the men he has killed.
(c) The dogs' kennels.
(d) A torture chamber.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. When Rainsford says that he is not a murderer, the General calls him "droll" (35). What is Zaroff saying about Rainsford?

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

5. What supplies does Zaroff offer the men he hunts?

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