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

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

3. Who is the author of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
(a) Nikolai Romanov.
(b) Wilfred Owen.
(c) Frank R. Stockton.
(d) Richard Connell.

4. 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) Personification.
(b) Parallelism.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Metaphor.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What reason does Whitney give Rainsford for the sailors' fear of the island?

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

4. Where are Rainsford and his partner headed?

5. Which is the best description of Rainsford when he is in the water?

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