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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which word best describes the inside of Zaroff's house?
(a) Stark.
(b) Luxurious.
(c) Forbidding.
(d) Cozy.

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

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

5. What do Rainsford and his partner disagree about?
(a) Which of them is more courageous.
(b) Whether animals feel fear.
(c) Which of them is the better hunter.
(d) Whether hunting intelligent animals is ethical.

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

7. What is the name of the island on which the story takes place?
(a) Sunken Ship Island.
(b) The island is unnamed.
(c) Ship-Trap Island.
(d) Shipwreck Island.

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

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

10. 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.

11. What does Zaroff enjoy about hunting humans?
(a) It reminds him of being in the war.
(b) It breaks a powerful taboo.
(c) They can reason.
(d) They sometimes escape him.

12. Who is the author of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
(a) Richard Connell.
(b) Wilfred Owen.
(c) Frank R. Stockton.
(d) Nikolai Romanov.

13. Into what two groups does Rainsford divide up the world?
(a) Hunters and hunted.
(b) Thinkers and feelers.
(c) Brave and cowardly.
(d) Strong and weak.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rainsford end up alone on deck?

2. As Rainsford nears the island, what does he hear?

3. What explanation does Zaroff give for his servant's not speaking to Rainsford?

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

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

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