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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. Why does Rainsford stand up on the ship's rail?
(a) He is trying to reach something stuck in the rigging.
(b) He has been drinking and is fooling around.
(c) He thinks that he hears gunfire.
(d) He is trying to signal another ship.

2. Whom does Zaroff credit for his great abilities as a hunter?
(a) Himself.
(b) His father.
(c) God.
(d) Another famous hunter.

3. What does Zaroff enjoy about hunting humans?
(a) It breaks a powerful taboo.
(b) They sometimes escape him.
(c) They can reason.
(d) It reminds him of being in the war.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Zaroff's response to Rainsford's arrival?

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

3. What does Rainsford see is true about three sides of Zaroff's house?

4. What is surprising about General Zaroff's first remarks to Rainsford?

5. When Zaroff says, on page 31, that there is "no greater bore than perfection," to what is he referring?

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