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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. In what region is the island located?
(a) The Caribbean.
(b) Off the coast of Ecuador.
(c) Off the coast of Africa.
(d) The South Pacific.

2. What is the name of the island on which the story takes place?
(a) Sunken Ship Island.
(b) Ship-Trap Island.
(c) The island is unnamed.
(d) Shipwreck Island.

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

4. As Rainsford begins to walk along the cliffside, what does he notice in the jungle?
(a) A fire burning somewhere deep in the jungle.
(b) That various traps have been set and that some are sprung.
(c) Signs of a large animal having been hunted and killed.
(d) Signs that the island is inhabited by many dangerous animals.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On page 1, the night is described as "dank." In this context, what does this word mean?

3. Into what two groups does Rainsford divide up the world?

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

5. What is the first thing that Rainsford does once he is on top of the cliffs?

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