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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 50, Rainsford decides that taking a rest is "imperative." What does this mean he thinks about the idea of resting?
(a) It is too risky.
(b) It is extremely important.
(c) It is nice but not essential.
(d) It is a foolish waste of time.

2. How does Rainsford finally succeed in getting away from Zaroff?
(a) He jumps from a cliff into the ocean.
(b) He hides in the swamp.
(c) He fools Zaroff into thinking he has drowned in the river.
(d) He hides in a cave.

3. What is the significance of the two trees, where one is leaning on the other?
(a) Rainsford uses them to build his first trap.
(b) Rainsford is sure that he has seen them before.
(c) Rainsford knows that this is a trail marker.
(d) Rainsford uses the fallen tree to make a bridge to cross the river.

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

5. On page 35, Zaroff says that Rainsford's attitude is "like finding a snuffbox in a limousine." What does he mean by this?
(a) That Rainsford's attitude is fussy and somewhat embarrassing.
(b) That Rainsford's attitude is charming but too delicate to survive.
(c) That Rainsford's attitude is old-fashioned and out of place in the modern world.
(d) That Rainsford's attitude is unpleasant and not particularly safe.

Short Answer Questions

1. If someone refuses to participate in Zaroff's hunting game, what does he do?

2. On page 1, the narrator says that the night "was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht." What literary technique is being employed in this phrase?

3. What kind of animals does Zaroff say are better than the people he hunts?

4. Who is Rainsford's hunting partner?

5. What is the first thing that Rainsford does once he is on top of the cliffs?

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