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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 is the name of General Zaroff's servant?
(a) Sanger.
(b) Ivan.
(c) Nielsen.
(d) Whitney.

2. What is the name of the island on which the story takes place?
(a) Sunken Ship Island.
(b) The island is unnamed.
(c) Shipwreck Island.
(d) Ship-Trap Island.

3. As Rainsford nears the island, what does he hear?
(a) Recorded music.
(b) The sound of his ship hitting the rocks.
(c) A scream and a gunshot.
(d) A splash as if something has fallen in the water.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Zaroff go into the army?

2. In what region is the island located?

3. What is the best description of the General's servant's clothing?

4. 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?

5. 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?

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