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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. Who is the author of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
(a) Richard Connell.
(b) Frank R. Stockton.
(c) Wilfred Owen.
(d) Nikolai Romanov.

2. What does Rainsford see is true about three sides of Zaroff's house?
(a) They are built over cliffs.
(b) They are surrounded by a fence.
(c) They are crumbling into disrepair.
(d) They have no windows.

3. How does Rainsford end up alone on deck?
(a) His partner goes below deck to sleep.
(b) The captain calls his partner below deck.
(c) He and his partner argue, and his partner doesn't want to be around him for a while.
(d) His partner goes below deck to fetch a map to show Rainsford.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Rainsford begins to walk along the cliffside, what does he notice in the jungle?

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

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

4. What makes the General's servant intimidating when he first opens the door?

5. Why does Zaroff no longer hunt tigers?

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