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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 is it implied that Zaroff keeps in his library?
(a) Chloroform.
(b) Human heads.
(c) The keys to his boat.
(d) Souvenirs from the war.

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

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) Ships often sink there.
(d) Sailors are not rational thinkers.

4. Why does Zaroff no longer hunt tigers?
(a) There are not enough tigers left to hunt them easily.
(b) He came to understand that they have feelings and thoughts, just like people.
(c) They do not challenge him enough.
(d) He was wounded by a tiger.

5. As Rainsford nears the island, what does he hear?
(a) A splash as if something has fallen in the water.
(b) A scream and a gunshot.
(c) The sound of his ship hitting the rocks.
(d) Recorded music.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rainsford finally succeed in getting away from Zaroff?

2. What explanation does Zaroff give for having recognized Rainsford?

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

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

5. On page 39, General Zaroff says "It's a game, you see," and the reader realizes what about the story's title?

(see the answer key)

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