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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Pages 16-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Rainsford a little uncomfortable about the General?
(a) Zaroff keeps making strange jokes that Rainsford doesn't understand.
(b) Zaroff carries a pistol with him.
(c) Zaroff refuses to answer Rainsford's questions.
(d) Zaroff keeps staring at him.

2. Which word best describes the inside of Zaroff's house?
(a) Luxurious.
(b) Cozy.
(c) Forbidding.
(d) Stark.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Zaroff go into the army?

2. What is unusual about the door knocker on Zaroff's house?

3. What do Rainsford and his partner intend to hunt?

4. When Zaroff says, on page 31, that there is "no greater bore than perfection," to what is he referring?

5. Which animal does Rainsford call the most dangerous?

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