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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. What does Rainsford see is true about three sides of Zaroff's house?
(a) They have no windows.
(b) They are built over cliffs.
(c) They are crumbling into disrepair.
(d) They are surrounded by a fence.

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

3. After Zaroff leaves, when Rainsford is lying in the tree and thinking over what has just happened, what emotion does Rainsford feel?
(a) Terror.
(b) Triumph.
(c) Regret.
(d) Anger.

4. What does Zaroff say is the problem with ordinary big-game hunting?
(a) There are too many other great hunters in the world.
(b) It wastes the life of an animal for no purpose.
(c) It does not take the feelings of the prey animal into account.
(d) The prey animal has almost no chance of survival.

5. After running from Zaroff for two hours, what does Rainsford decide to do?
(a) Dig a deep pit to hide in.
(b) Find a way across the river.
(c) Create a winding and tricky path for Zaroff to follow.
(d) Hide in a cave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zaroff tell Rainsford he lives for?

2. What is the name of the island on which the story takes place?

3. On page 51, Rainsford's night is said to be "apprehensive." What kind of a night is it?

4. On page 59, Rainsford's waiting is described with the phrase "He lived a year in a minute." What literary technique is being used here?

5. What is it implied that Zaroff keeps in his library?

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