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

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

3. Who is the author of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
(a) Frank R. Stockton.
(b) Richard Connell.
(c) Wilfred Owen.
(d) Nikolai Romanov.

4. What does Rainsford see is true about three sides of Zaroff's house?
(a) They are crumbling into disrepair.
(b) They are built over cliffs.
(c) They are surrounded by a fence.
(d) They have no windows.

5. Why did Zaroff go into the army?
(a) It was expected for noblemen's sons to do so.
(b) He believed deeply in the Russian cause.
(c) It was the only way to get away from his father.
(d) He wanted to have an excuse to kill humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 5, evil is described as "tangible." What would this mean is true about evil?

2. Why did Zaroff leave Russia?

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

4. On page 1, the narrator says that the night "was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht." What does "palpable" mean in this context?

5. Which word best describes the inside of Zaroff's house?

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