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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 what does Zaroff blame Rainsford's refusal to participate in murder?
(a) Rainsford's more cautious upbringing.
(b) America's Puritan ancestry.
(c) His experiences as a soldier.
(d) Rainsford's not being a Russian.

2. When Rainsford insists on leaving the island, what is Zaroff's response?
(a) He decides that he will hunt Rainsford that evening.
(b) He decides to send Rainsford down to the cellar.
(c) He pulls out his gun and tells Rainsford that he does not have a choice about staying on the island.
(d) He stalls for time by pretending to send Ivan for a boat to take Rainsford off the island.

3. 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) Dark and forbidding, gloomy.
(b) Able to be felt or touched.
(c) Soft enough to be squeezed or manipulated.
(d) Warning of bad things to come.

4. How does Rainsford end up alone on deck?
(a) He and his partner argue, and his partner doesn't want to be around him for a while.
(b) His partner goes below deck to fetch a map to show Rainsford.
(c) His partner goes below deck to sleep.
(d) The captain calls his partner below deck.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Rainsford stand up on the ship's rail?

4. What do Rainsford and his partner disagree about?

5. What explanation does Zaroff give for having recognized Rainsford?

(see the answer key)

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