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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Pages 49-66.

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 does "palpable" mean in this context?
(a) Dark and forbidding, gloomy.
(b) Warning of bad things to come.
(c) Able to be felt or touched.
(d) Soft enough to be squeezed or manipulated.

2. Where are Rainsford and his partner headed?
(a) To Ecuador.
(b) To South Africa.
(c) To Port Moresby.
(d) To Rio.

3. What reason does Whitney give Rainsford for the sailors' fear of the island?
(a) He does not know why they fear it.
(b) Sailors keep disappearing there.
(c) Sailors are not rational thinkers.
(d) Ships often sink there.

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 eagerness to condemn Zaroff's "game."
(c) Rainsford's religious beliefs.
(d) Rainsford's hesitation to do something that he thinks is wrong.

5. What does Zaroff believe fighting in the war should have taught Rainsford?
(a) That nothing in life is fair.
(b) To keep a level head when he is in danger.
(c) That human life is not inherently valuable.
(d) How to hunt for human beings.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What spot on the island does Zaroff warn Rainsford to stay away from?

4. On page 55, a tree is leaning "precariously" on another tree. How is the tree leaning?

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

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