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

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

3. When Rainsford introduces himself to the General's servant, what is the man's response?
(a) He calls for General Zaroff.
(b) He slams the door.
(c) He finally allows Rainsford to enter the house.
(d) He cocks the hammer of his gun.

4. What is surprising about General Zaroff's first remarks to Rainsford?
(a) His accent is clearly not Russian.
(b) He seems to find Rainsford's situation very amusing.
(c) He already knows Rainsford's name.
(d) He seems to have been expecting Rainsford.

5. Why did Zaroff leave Russia?
(a) He was exiled by the Czar.
(b) Because of the Russian Revolution.
(c) He was looking for a place with more privacy.
(d) He found the hunting in Russia had become dull.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Zaroff's response to Rainsford's arrival?

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

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