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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. Where are Rainsford and his partner headed?
(a) To Rio.
(b) To Port Moresby.
(c) To South Africa.
(d) To Ecuador.

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

3. How does Rainsford end up alone on deck?
(a) He and his partner argue, and his partner doesn't want to be around him for a while.
(b) His partner goes below deck to sleep.
(c) The captain calls his partner below deck.
(d) His partner goes below deck to fetch a map to show Rainsford.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

5. Who is Rainsford's hunting partner?

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