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

2. On page 1, the night is described as "dank." In this context, what does this word mean?
(a) Damp and musty.
(b) Promising.
(c) Strange and unique.
(d) Excellent.

3. When, on page 7, Rainsford "indolently [puffs] on his favorite brier," what is he doing?
(a) Vigorously smoking a pipe.
(b) Eagerly smoking a cigarette.
(c) Thoughtfully smoking a cigarette.
(d) Lazily smoking a pipe.

4. Into what two groups does Rainsford divide up the world?
(a) Thinkers and feelers.
(b) Brave and cowardly.
(c) Strong and weak.
(d) Hunters and hunted.

5. What do Rainsford and his partner disagree about?
(a) Which of them is more courageous.
(b) Which of them is the better hunter.
(c) Whether animals feel fear.
(d) Whether hunting intelligent animals is ethical.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Rainsford and his partner headed?

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

3. Why does Rainsford stand up on the ship's rail?

4. 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?

5. Who is the captain of the ship that Rainsford travels on?

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