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

2. Into what two groups does Rainsford divide up the world?
(a) Brave and cowardly.
(b) Strong and weak.
(c) Hunters and hunted.
(d) Thinkers and feelers.

3. When Rainsford insists on leaving the island, what is Zaroff's response?
(a) He decides that he will hunt Rainsford that evening.
(b) He stalls for time by pretending to send Ivan for a boat to take Rainsford off the island.
(c) He pulls out his gun and tells Rainsford that he does not have a choice about staying on the island.
(d) He decides to send Rainsford down to the cellar.

4. Into what two groups does Zaroff divide up the world?
(a) Strong and weak.
(b) Thinkers and feelers.
(c) Hunters and hunted.
(d) Brave and cowardly.

5. What is surprising about General Zaroff's first remarks to Rainsford?
(a) He already knows Rainsford's name.
(b) He seems to have been expecting Rainsford.
(c) His accent is clearly not Russian.
(d) He seems to find Rainsford's situation very amusing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On page 49, Rainsford thinks that running away from the chateau in a straight line is "futile." What kind of a plan is "futile"?

3. Why does Rainsford have difficulty seeing the island from the ship?

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

5. What is unusual about the door knocker on Zaroff's house?

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