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

2. On page 5, evil is described as "tangible." What would this mean is true about evil?
(a) It is a thing that can take over without you realizing it.
(b) It is a thing that you can perceive with your senses.
(c) It is a thing that can distract you from your real goals.
(d) It is a thing that can paralyze you with fear.

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?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Parallelism.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Personification.

4. Who is the captain of the ship that Rainsford travels on?
(a) Sanger.
(b) Nielsen.
(c) Whitney.
(d) Ivan.

5. What kind of people does Rainsford guess might live on the island?
(a) Missing sailors.
(b) Cannibals.
(c) Hunters.
(d) War criminals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rainsford have difficulty seeing the island from the ship?

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

3. What is Rainsford's first reaction when he falls overboard?

4. Who is Rainsford's hunting partner?

5. In what region is the island located?

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