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

2. When, on page 7, Rainsford "indolently [puffs] on his favorite brier," what is he doing?
(a) Lazily smoking a pipe.
(b) Thoughtfully smoking a cigarette.
(c) Eagerly smoking a cigarette.
(d) Vigorously smoking a pipe.

3. For how long does someone have to elude the General in order to win the game?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 1 week.
(c) A full 24 hours.
(d) 1 month.

4. On page 35, General Zaroff criticizes Rainsford's "scruples." What is he criticizing?
(a) Rainsford's anger on behalf of Zaroff's victims.
(b) Rainsford's religious beliefs.
(c) Rainsford's eagerness to condemn Zaroff's "game."
(d) Rainsford's hesitation to do something that he thinks is wrong.

5. Who is the author of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
(a) Frank R. Stockton.
(b) Nikolai Romanov.
(c) Richard Connell.
(d) Wilfred Owen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what two groups does Zaroff divide up the world?

2. On what does Zaroff blame Rainsford's refusal to participate in murder?

3. What kind of people does Rainsford guess might live on the island?

4. How does Zaroff obtain his victims?

5. Which word does the narrator use to describe General Zaroff's home?

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