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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) Sunken Ship Island.
(b) Ship-Trap Island.
(c) Shipwreck Island.
(d) The island is unnamed.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of people does Rainsford guess might live on the island?

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

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

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

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