2. Which is the best description of Rainsford when he is in the water?
(a) He thinks the situation is amusing at first but rapidly realizes that it is serious.
(b) He is overconfident and thinks that nothing can harm him.
(c) He panics and then is embarrassed because he is well-known for his courage.
(d) He is shocked at first but stays calm and thinks his situation through.

3. Why does Rainsford have difficulty seeing the island from the ship?
(a) It is raining.
(b) There is no moon.
(c) He is looking in the wrong direction.
(d) He has bad eyesight.

4. To what ethnic group do Zaroff and his servant belong?
(a) They are Cossacks.
(b) They are Tatars.
(c) They are Kazakhs.
(d) They are Tajiks.

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

6. What makes the General's servant intimidating when he first opens the door?
(a) He shoves Rainsford back and refuses to allow him inside.
(b) He is huge and is holding a gun.
(c) He has a deep scar on one side of his face.
(d) He blocks Rainsford from seeing into the house.

7. What explanation does Zaroff give for his servant's not speaking to Rainsford?
(a) The man only speaks Russian.
(b) The man has a phobia of strangers.
(c) The man can neither hear nor speak.
(d) Only Zaroff is allowed to speak to visitors.

8. When Zaroff says, on page 31, that there is "no greater bore than perfection," to what is he referring?
(a) Prey animals.
(b) His father.
(c) Rainsford's hunting plans.
(d) His own abilities as a hunter.

9. What is unusual about the door knocker on Zaroff's house?
(a) It is in the shape of a hunting dog's head.
(b) It is in the shape of a gargoyle.
(c) It is rusted into place.
(d) It does not seem to make any sound.

10. 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?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Personification.
(c) Parallelism.
(d) Metaphor.

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

12. What is Rainsford's first reaction when he falls overboard?
(a) He repeatedly yells to try to get the yacht's attention.
(b) He starts to swim after the yacht.
(c) He starts swimming in the direction of the island.
(d) He tries to swim toward the other ship.

13. Who is the captain of the ship that Rainsford travels on?
(a) Sanger.
(b) Ivan.
(c) Whitney.
(d) Nielsen.

14. What kind of people does Rainsford guess might live on the island?
(a) Cannibals.
(b) Missing sailors.
(c) War criminals.
(d) Hunters.

15. On page 1, the narrator says that the night "was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht." What does "palpable" mean in this context?
(a) Dark and forbidding, gloomy.
(b) Soft enough to be squeezed or manipulated.
(c) Able to be felt or touched.
(d) Warning of bad things to come.