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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. What kind of animals does Zaroff say are better than the people he hunts?
(a) Thoroughbreds.
(b) Wild animals.
(c) Farm animals.
(d) Predators.

2. What is the name of General Zaroff's servant?
(a) Nielsen.
(b) Sanger.
(c) Whitney.
(d) Ivan.

3. How does Zaroff obtain his victims?
(a) He has artillery that he fires on passing ships, hoping to sink them.
(b) He and his servant capture them on the mainland.
(c) He advertises for people to come work on his island.
(d) He has a false channel light that lures ships onto the rocks.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Zaroff credit for his great abilities as a hunter?

2. Which animal does Rainsford call the most dangerous?

3. Who is the author of "The Most Dangerous Game"?

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

5. On page 1, the night is described as "dank." In this context, what does this word mean?

(see the answer key)

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