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

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

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

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

5. Which is the best description of Rainsford when he is in the water?
(a) He thinks the situation is amusing at first but rapidly realizes that it is serious.
(b) He is shocked at first but stays calm and thinks his situation through.
(c) He is overconfident and thinks that nothing can harm him.
(d) He panics and then is embarrassed because he is well-known for his courage.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. When, on page 7, Rainsford "indolently [puffs] on his favorite brier," what is he doing?

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

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