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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. Why does Rainsford stand up on the ship's rail?
(a) He is trying to reach something stuck in the rigging.
(b) He is trying to signal another ship.
(c) He thinks that he hears gunfire.
(d) He has been drinking and is fooling around.

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

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

4. 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) His partner goes below deck to fetch a map to show Rainsford.
(d) The captain calls his partner below deck.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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. Who is the author of "The Most Dangerous Game"?

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

(see the answer key)

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