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

2. What explanation does Zaroff give for his servant's not speaking to Rainsford?
(a) Only Zaroff is allowed to speak to visitors.
(b) The man can neither hear nor speak.
(c) The man only speaks Russian.
(d) The man has a phobia of strangers.

3. What does Zaroff tell Rainsford he lives for?
(a) Danger.
(b) Power.
(c) Games.
(d) Luxury.

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) Metaphor.
(c) Parallelism.
(d) Hyperbole.

5. Why did Zaroff go into the army?
(a) He believed deeply in the Russian cause.
(b) It was expected for noblemen's sons to do so.
(c) It was the only way to get away from his father.
(d) He wanted to have an excuse to kill humans.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Zaroff imply he was afraid of when he realized that hunting had begun to bore him?

4. What does Rainsford see is true about three sides of Zaroff's house?

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

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