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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 unusual about the door knocker on Zaroff's house?
(a) It is in the shape of a hunting dog's head.
(b) It does not seem to make any sound.
(c) It is in the shape of a gargoyle.
(d) It is rusted into place.

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

3. Who is the captain of the ship that Rainsford travels on?
(a) Sanger.
(b) Nielsen.
(c) Whitney.
(d) Ivan.

4. What is Rainsford's first reaction when he falls overboard?
(a) He tries to swim toward the other ship.
(b) He starts swimming in the direction of the island.
(c) He repeatedly yells to try to get the yacht's attention.
(d) He starts to swim after the yacht.

5. Into what two groups does Rainsford divide up the world?
(a) Strong and weak.
(b) Brave and cowardly.
(c) Hunters and hunted.
(d) Thinkers and feelers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word does the narrator use to describe General Zaroff's home?

2. To what ethnic group do Zaroff and his servant belong?

3. 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?

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

5. What is the name of General Zaroff's servant?

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