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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. For how long does someone have to elude the General in order to win the game?
(a) 1 week.
(b) A full 24 hours.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 1 month.

2. On page 39, General Zaroff says "It's a game, you see," and the reader realizes what about the story's title?
(a) That the word "game" is being used hyperbolically.
(b) That General Zaroff is much more dangerous than he first appeared.
(c) That the word "game" is meant in more than one way.
(d) That it implies that Zaroff is more fair to his victims than it first appeared.

3. Which word does the narrator use to describe General Zaroff's home?
(a) Foreboding.
(b) Palatial.
(c) Fanciful.
(d) Grotesque.

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

5. Which is the best description of Rainsford when he is in the water?
(a) He is overconfident and thinks that nothing can harm him.
(b) He panics and then is embarrassed because he is well-known for his courage.
(c) He thinks the situation is amusing at first but rapidly realizes that it is serious.
(d) He is shocked at first but stays calm and thinks his situation through.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which animal does Rainsford call the most dangerous?

2. On page 51, Rainsford's night is said to be "apprehensive." What kind of a night is it?

3. When Zaroff realizes that he is the one in danger and moves out of the way, to what does the narrator compare his quick movement?

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

5. On page 59, Rainsford's waiting is described with the phrase "He lived a year in a minute." What literary technique is being used here?

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