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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which word does the narrator use to describe General Zaroff's home?
(a) Foreboding.
(b) Grotesque.
(c) Palatial.
(d) Fanciful.

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

5. 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) Warning of bad things to come.
(c) Able to be felt or touched.
(d) Soft enough to be squeezed or manipulated.

6. Which animal does Rainsford call the most dangerous?
(a) Cape buffalo.
(b) Human beings.
(c) Jaguars.
(d) Tigers.

7. Why does Rainsford stand up on the ship's rail?
(a) He is trying to signal another ship.
(b) He has been drinking and is fooling around.
(c) He thinks that he hears gunfire.
(d) He is trying to reach something stuck in the rigging.

8. As Rainsford begins to walk along the cliffside, what does he notice in the jungle?
(a) That various traps have been set and that some are sprung.
(b) Signs that the island is inhabited by many dangerous animals.
(c) Signs of a large animal having been hunted and killed.
(d) A fire burning somewhere deep in the jungle.

9. Which character says, on page 31, "Instinct is no match for reason"?
(a) Zaroff.
(b) Nielsen.
(c) Rainsford.
(d) Ivan.

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

11. In what region is the island located?
(a) The Caribbean.
(b) Off the coast of Africa.
(c) The South Pacific.
(d) Off the coast of Ecuador.

12. 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) Parallelism.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Personification.

13. What is the best description of the General's servant's clothing?
(a) He is dressed like a hunter.
(b) He is dressed in a butler's uniform.
(c) He is in a military uniform.
(d) He is wearing an expensive suit.

14. Where are Rainsford and his partner headed?
(a) To Port Moresby.
(b) To South Africa.
(c) To Rio.
(d) To Ecuador.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Zaroff leave Russia?

2. What do Rainsford and his partner intend to hunt?

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

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

5. Why does Zaroff no longer hunt tigers?

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