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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 the best description of the General's servant's clothing?
(a) He is dressed in a butler's uniform.
(b) He is dressed like a hunter.
(c) He is in a military uniform.
(d) He is wearing an expensive suit.

2. When Zaroff says, on page 31, that there is "no greater bore than perfection," to what is he referring?
(a) His father.
(b) Rainsford's hunting plans.
(c) His own abilities as a hunter.
(d) Prey animals.

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

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

5. What does Zaroff imply he was afraid of when he realized that hunting had begun to bore him?
(a) That he was becoming weak and soft-hearted.
(b) Having to go home to Russia.
(c) Having a breakdown.
(d) That he was becoming a coward.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rainsford stand up on the ship's rail?

2. What explanation does Zaroff give for having recognized Rainsford?

3. How does Rainsford end up alone on deck?

4. Which is the best description of Rainsford when he is in the water?

5. What explanation does Zaroff give for his servant's not speaking to Rainsford?

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