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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Pages 33-48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 35, Zaroff says that Rainsford's attitude is "like finding a snuffbox in a limousine." What rhetorical technique is he employing?
(a) Sarcasm.
(b) Understatement.
(c) Simile.
(d) Alliteration.

2. On page 38, Zaroff calls something that Rainsford says "barbarous." What does this word mean in this context?
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Unimaginative.
(c) Willfully ignorant.
(d) Cruel and uncivilized.

3. What is it implied that Zaroff keeps in his library?
(a) Human heads.
(b) The keys to his boat.
(c) Chloroform.
(d) Souvenirs from the war.

4. When Rainsford introduces himself to the General's servant, what is the man's response?
(a) He finally allows Rainsford to enter the house.
(b) He calls for General Zaroff.
(c) He slams the door.
(d) He cocks the hammer of his gun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zaroff do if one of his victims is close to winning the game?

2. What word does Rainsford repeat three times and Zaroff call "unpleasant" (35)?

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

4. On page 35, Zaroff says that Rainsford's attitude is "like finding a snuffbox in a limousine." What does he mean by this?

5. What kind of animals does Zaroff say are better than the people he hunts?

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