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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 are not rational thinkers.
(b) He does not know why they fear it.
(c) Sailors keep disappearing there.
(d) Ships often sink there.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Rainsford and his partner headed?

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

3. On page 5, evil is described as "tangible." What would this mean is true about evil?

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

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

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