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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. Which character says, on page 31, "Instinct is no match for reason"?
(a) Ivan.
(b) Zaroff.
(c) Rainsford.
(d) Nielsen.

2. Why did Zaroff leave Russia?
(a) He found the hunting in Russia had become dull.
(b) Because of the Russian Revolution.
(c) He was exiled by the Czar.
(d) He was looking for a place with more privacy.

3. Whom does Zaroff credit for his great abilities as a hunter?
(a) Himself.
(b) Another famous hunter.
(c) His father.
(d) God.

4. What is Zaroff's response to Rainsford's arrival?
(a) He seems suspicious and initially locks Rainsford in a bedroom.
(b) He is pleased to have company and gives Rainsford a tour of the house.
(c) He seems confused and changes his mind twice about what to do with Rainsford.
(d) He is welcoming and invites him to dinner.

5. 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?
(a) Personification.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Parallelism.
(d) Hyperbole.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zaroff enjoy about hunting humans?

2. What does Zaroff tell Rainsford he lives for?

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

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

5. Why did Zaroff go into the army?

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