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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On page 5, evil is described as "tangible." What would this mean is true about evil?
(a) It is a thing that can paralyze you with fear.
(b) It is a thing that can take over without you realizing it.
(c) It is a thing that you can perceive with your senses.
(d) It is a thing that can distract you from your real goals.

3. 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 is shocked at first but stays calm and thinks his situation through.
(d) He panics and then is embarrassed because he is well-known for his courage.

4. What does Zaroff tell Rainsford he lives for?
(a) Luxury.
(b) Danger.
(c) Games.
(d) Power.

5. What explanation does Zaroff give for having recognized Rainsford?
(a) Zaroff knows Rainsford's hunting partner.
(b) They have crossed paths on their hunting expeditions.
(c) He has read Rainsford's book.
(d) They met during the war.

6. On page 1, the night is described as "dank." In this context, what does this word mean?
(a) Promising.
(b) Damp and musty.
(c) Strange and unique.
(d) Excellent.

7. What is the first thing that Rainsford does once he is on top of the cliffs?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Hide.
(c) Make a fire.
(d) Yell for help.

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

9. 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.

10. 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.

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

12. Who is Rainsford's hunting partner?
(a) Sanger.
(b) Ivan.
(c) Whitney.
(d) Neilsen.

13. When, on page 7, Rainsford "indolently [puffs] on his favorite brier," what is he doing?
(a) Eagerly smoking a cigarette.
(b) Vigorously smoking a pipe.
(c) Thoughtfully smoking a cigarette.
(d) Lazily smoking a pipe.

14. What reason does Whitney give Rainsford for the sailors' fear of the island?
(a) Ships often sink there.
(b) Sailors keep disappearing there.
(c) He does not know why they fear it.
(d) Sailors are not rational thinkers.

15. Why did Zaroff leave Russia?
(a) He was looking for a place with more privacy.
(b) Because of the Russian Revolution.
(c) He found the hunting in Russia had become dull.
(d) He was exiled by the Czar.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of General Zaroff's servant?

3. As Rainsford begins to walk along the cliffside, what does he notice in the jungle?

4. 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?

5. What does Zaroff imply he was afraid of when he realized that hunting had begun to bore him?

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