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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Pages 49-66.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rainsford finally succeed in getting away from Zaroff?
(a) He hides in the swamp.
(b) He jumps from a cliff into the ocean.
(c) He hides in a cave.
(d) He fools Zaroff into thinking he has drowned in the river.

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

3. On what does Zaroff blame Rainsford's refusal to participate in murder?
(a) Rainsford's more cautious upbringing.
(b) Rainsford's not being a Russian.
(c) His experiences as a soldier.
(d) America's Puritan ancestry.

4. On page 43, Rainsford looks out the window and sees a "sallow" moon. What kind of moon does this mean he is looking at?
(a) A moon that seems unfriendly.
(b) A sickly yellow moon.
(c) A narrow sliver of moon.
(d) A moon that sparkles with light.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Whitney give Rainsford for the sailors' fear of the island?

2. If someone refuses to participate in Zaroff's hunting game, what does he do?

3. What is in General Zaroff's cellar?

4. On page 35, Zaroff says that Rainsford's attitude is "like finding a snuffbox in a limousine." What does he mean by this?

5. Before Zaroff hunts people, what does he usually do with them?

(see the answer key)

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