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

2. As Rainsford begins to walk along the cliffside, what does he notice in the jungle?
(a) That various traps have been set and that some are sprung.
(b) Signs that the island is inhabited by many dangerous animals.
(c) Signs of a large animal having been hunted and killed.
(d) A fire burning somewhere deep in the jungle.

3. Which animal does Rainsford call the most dangerous?
(a) Human beings.
(b) Jaguars.
(c) Cape buffalo.
(d) Tigers.

4. When, on page 7, Rainsford "indolently [puffs] on his favorite brier," what is he doing?
(a) Vigorously smoking a pipe.
(b) Lazily smoking a pipe.
(c) Thoughtfully smoking a cigarette.
(d) Eagerly smoking a cigarette.

5. What explanation does Zaroff give for his servant's not speaking to Rainsford?
(a) The man only speaks Russian.
(b) The man can neither hear nor speak.
(c) Only Zaroff is allowed to speak to visitors.
(d) The man has a phobia of strangers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what two groups does Rainsford divide up the world?

2. How does Rainsford end up alone on deck?

3. 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?

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

5. What do Rainsford and his partner disagree about?

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