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

2. What explanation does Zaroff give for having recognized Rainsford?
(a) They have crossed paths on their hunting expeditions.
(b) Zaroff knows Rainsford's hunting partner.
(c) He has read Rainsford's book.
(d) They met during the war.

3. What is Zaroff's response to Rainsford's arrival?
(a) He is welcoming and invites him to dinner.
(b) He is pleased to have company and gives Rainsford a tour of the house.
(c) He seems suspicious and initially locks Rainsford in a bedroom.
(d) He seems confused and changes his mind twice about what to do with Rainsford.

4. Why did Zaroff leave Russia?
(a) He was looking for a place with more privacy.
(b) He found the hunting in Russia had become dull.
(c) Because of the Russian Revolution.
(d) He was exiled by the Czar.

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) Dark and forbidding, gloomy.
(c) Able to be felt or touched.
(d) Warning of bad things to come.

Short Answer Questions

1. What explanation does Zaroff give for his servant's not speaking to Rainsford?

2. What kind of people does Rainsford guess might live on the island?

3. What makes Rainsford a little uncomfortable about the General?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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