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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Pages 16-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 5, evil is described as "tangible." What would this mean is true about evil?
(a) It is a thing that can take over without you realizing it.
(b) It is a thing that you can perceive with your senses.
(c) It is a thing that can paralyze you with fear.
(d) It is a thing that can distract you from your real goals.

2. As Rainsford nears the island, what does he hear?
(a) A splash as if something has fallen in the water.
(b) A scream and a gunshot.
(c) The sound of his ship hitting the rocks.
(d) Recorded music.

3. What do Rainsford and his partner intend to hunt?
(a) Jaguar.
(b) Wild Boar.
(c) Cape Buffalo.
(d) Antelope.

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

5. To what ethnic group do Zaroff and his servant belong?
(a) They are Tatars.
(b) They are Kazakhs.
(c) They are Cossacks.
(d) They are Tajiks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Rainsford's hunting partner?

3. Which word does the narrator use to describe General Zaroff's home?

4. Why did Zaroff go into the army?

5. What is unusual about the door knocker on Zaroff's house?

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