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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. Why does Rainsford have difficulty seeing the island from the ship?
(a) There is no moon.
(b) He is looking in the wrong direction.
(c) It is raining.
(d) He has bad eyesight.

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

3. What is the name of the island on which the story takes place?
(a) Sunken Ship Island.
(b) Ship-Trap Island.
(c) The island is unnamed.
(d) Shipwreck Island.

4. What explanation does Zaroff give for having recognized Rainsford?
(a) They met during the war.
(b) He has read Rainsford's book.
(c) Zaroff knows Rainsford's hunting partner.
(d) They have crossed paths on their hunting expeditions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Rainsford and his partner headed?

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

3. What makes Rainsford a little uncomfortable about the General?

4. What does Zaroff imply he was afraid of when he realized that hunting had begun to bore him?

5. What is surprising about General Zaroff's first remarks to Rainsford?

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