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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 Zaroff enjoy about hunting humans?
(a) They sometimes escape him.
(b) It breaks a powerful taboo.
(c) It reminds him of being in the war.
(d) They can reason.

2. What supplies does Zaroff offer the men he hunts?
(a) A flashlight and a map.
(b) A map and matches.
(c) Food and a knife.
(d) Rope, matches, and food.

3. Which word best describes the inside of Zaroff's house?
(a) Forbidding.
(b) Cozy.
(c) Stark.
(d) Luxurious.

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?
(a) Simile.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Imagery.

5. If someone refuses to participate in Zaroff's hunting game, what does he do?
(a) Sets them adrift at sea.
(b) Shoots them immediately.
(c) Gives them to his servant to be whipped to death.
(d) Makes them fight his servant to the death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Zaroff leave Russia?

2. What explanation does Zaroff give for his servant's not speaking to Rainsford?

3. Before Zaroff hunts people, what does he usually do with them?

4. What is the best description of the General's servant's clothing?

5. What is Zaroff's response to being wounded by Rainsford?

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