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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Pages 1-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What reason does Whitney give Rainsford for the sailors' fear of the island?
(a) He does not know why they fear it.
(b) Sailors keep disappearing there.
(c) Sailors are not rational thinkers.
(d) Ships often sink there.

3. In what region is the island located?
(a) Off the coast of Ecuador.
(b) Off the coast of Africa.
(c) The Caribbean.
(d) The South Pacific.

4. 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?
(a) Soft enough to be squeezed or manipulated.
(b) Warning of bad things to come.
(c) Dark and forbidding, gloomy.
(d) Able to be felt or touched.

5. What do Rainsford and his partner intend to hunt?
(a) Antelope.
(b) Jaguar.
(c) Cape Buffalo.
(d) Wild Boar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the island on which the story takes place?

2. Which word does the narrator use to describe General Zaroff's home?

3. On page 1, the narrator says that the night "was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht." What literary technique is being employed in this phrase?

4. What is the first thing that Rainsford does once he is on top of the cliffs?

5. Who is Rainsford's hunting partner?

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