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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 first thing that Rainsford does once he is on top of the cliffs?
(a) Make a fire.
(b) Yell for help.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Hide.

2. Who is Rainsford's hunting partner?
(a) Whitney.
(b) Sanger.
(c) Ivan.
(d) Neilsen.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. How does Rainsford end up alone on deck?

4. What do Rainsford and his partner intend to hunt?

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

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