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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 is unusual about the door knocker on Zaroff's house?
(a) It is in the shape of a hunting dog's head.
(b) It is rusted into place.
(c) It is in the shape of a gargoyle.
(d) It does not seem to make any sound.

2. What is surprising about General Zaroff's first remarks to Rainsford?
(a) His accent is clearly not Russian.
(b) He seems to have been expecting Rainsford.
(c) He seems to find Rainsford's situation very amusing.
(d) He already knows Rainsford's name.

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

4. What does Zaroff enjoy about hunting humans?
(a) It reminds him of being in the war.
(b) They sometimes escape him.
(c) They can reason.
(d) It breaks a powerful taboo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Rainsford and his partner intend to hunt?

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. What makes the General's servant intimidating when he first opens the door?

4. Why does Rainsford have difficulty seeing the island from the ship?

5. Why did Zaroff go into the army?

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