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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. On page 51, the word "dingy" is used. How is this word pronounced, and what does it mean?
(a) Rhymes with "stingy," and means dirty, dull.
(b) Rhymes with "stingy," and means a type of small boat.
(c) Rhymes with "stringy," and means dirty, dull.
(d) Rhymes with "stringy," and means a type of small boat.

2. What is the result of Rainsford's final trap?
(a) The general is stabbed in the shoulder.
(b) The general's servant is killed.
(c) The general's favorite dog is killed.
(d) Rainsford loses his knife without accomplishing anything.

3. What does Zaroff say is the problem with ordinary big-game hunting?
(a) The prey animal has almost no chance of survival.
(b) It wastes the life of an animal for no purpose.
(c) It does not take the feelings of the prey animal into account.
(d) There are too many other great hunters in the world.

4. What is the first thing that Rainsford does once he is on top of the cliffs?
(a) Yell for help.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Make a fire.
(d) Hide.

5. What supplies does Zaroff offer the men he hunts?
(a) Food and a knife.
(b) A flashlight and a map.
(c) Rope, matches, and food.
(d) A map and matches.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what ethnic group do Zaroff and his servant belong?

2. 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?

3. What spot on the island does Zaroff warn Rainsford to stay away from?

4. As Rainsford nears the island, what does he hear?

5. When, on page 7, Rainsford "indolently [puffs] on his favorite brier," what is he doing?

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