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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 do Rainsford and his partner intend to hunt?
(a) Jaguar.
(b) Antelope.
(c) Wild Boar.
(d) Cape Buffalo.

2. What does Zaroff tell Rainsford he lives for?
(a) Danger.
(b) Luxury.
(c) Games.
(d) Power.

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

4. Which word does the narrator use to describe General Zaroff's home?
(a) Fanciful.
(b) Palatial.
(c) Grotesque.
(d) Foreboding.

5. As Rainsford nears the island, what does he hear?
(a) A scream and a gunshot.
(b) The sound of his ship hitting the rocks.
(c) A splash as if something has fallen in the water.
(d) Recorded music.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Zaroff no longer hunt tigers?

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

3. What does Zaroff say is the problem with ordinary big-game hunting?

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

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

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