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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 reason does Whitney give Rainsford for the sailors' fear of the island?
(a) Sailors are not rational thinkers.
(b) Sailors keep disappearing there.
(c) Ships often sink there.
(d) He does not know why they fear it.

2. On page 5, evil is described as "tangible." What would this mean is true about evil?
(a) It is a thing that can distract you from your real goals.
(b) It is a thing that you can perceive with your senses.
(c) It is a thing that can paralyze you with fear.
(d) It is a thing that can take over without you realizing it.

3. What makes the General's servant intimidating when he first opens the door?
(a) He blocks Rainsford from seeing into the house.
(b) He shoves Rainsford back and refuses to allow him inside.
(c) He has a deep scar on one side of his face.
(d) He is huge and is holding a gun.

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) He was exiled by the Czar.
(d) Because of the Russian Revolution.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rainsford end up alone on deck?

2. 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?

3. What is the first thing that Rainsford does once he is on top of the cliffs?

4. Into what two groups does Rainsford divide up the world?

5. Which character says, on page 31, "Instinct is no match for reason"?

(see the answer key)

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