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

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

3. What kind of people does Rainsford guess might live on the island?
(a) Hunters.
(b) War criminals.
(c) Missing sailors.
(d) Cannibals.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Rainsford and his partner disagree about?

2. 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?

3. Why did Zaroff go into the army?

4. Which character says, on page 31, "Instinct is no match for reason"?

5. On page 33, the narrator mentions that Zaroff has "surmounted" an obstacle. What has Zaroff done?

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