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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Zaroff's response to being wounded by Rainsford?
(a) He stares silently toward Rainsford's hiding place.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He moans.
(d) He yells.

2. What word does Zaroff use frequently to describe his life on the island?
(a) Civilized.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Luxurious.
(d) Righteous.

3. What is in General Zaroff's cellar?
(a) The dogs' kennels.
(b) His "training camp."
(c) The bodies of the men he has killed.
(d) A torture chamber.

4. Before Zaroff hunts people, what does he usually do with them?
(a) Uses them as unpaid labor.
(b) Trains them and gets them into shape.
(c) Makes sure that they are tired and hungry.
(d) Treats them as honored guests.

5. For how long does someone have to elude the General in order to win the game?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 3 days.
(c) A full 24 hours.
(d) 1 week.

6. When he is hiding in the tree, what does Rainsford suddenly realize?
(a) Zaroff is like a cat playing with a mouse before killing it.
(b) Zaroff is not playing the game by his own rules.
(c) Zaroff is not quite as good at tracking as he thinks.
(d) Zaroff does not really want to kill him.

7. If someone refuses to participate in Zaroff's hunting game, what does he do?
(a) Shoots them immediately.
(b) Sets them adrift at sea.
(c) Makes them fight his servant to the death.
(d) Gives them to his servant to be whipped to death.

8. When Zaroff realizes that he is the one in danger and moves out of the way, to what does the narrator compare his quick movement?
(a) An ape.
(b) A hunting dog.
(c) A cheetah.
(d) A snake.

9. On page 51, the word "dingy" is used. How is this word pronounced, and what does it mean?
(a) Rhymes with "stringy," and means a type of small boat.
(b) Rhymes with "stingy," and means dirty, dull.
(c) Rhymes with "stingy," and means a type of small boat.
(d) Rhymes with "stringy," and means dirty, dull.

10. 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 a foolish waste of time.
(b) It is too risky.
(c) It is nice but not essential.
(d) It is extremely important.

11. What does Rainsford keep telling himself after the first two hours or running from Zaroff?
(a) That he was foolish to stand on the rail of the ship.
(b) That he does not deserve what is happening.
(c) That he has to keep his nerve.
(d) That it is only 3 days.

12. On page 35, General Zaroff criticizes Rainsford's "scruples." What is he criticizing?
(a) Rainsford's hesitation to do something that he thinks is wrong.
(b) Rainsford's religious beliefs.
(c) Rainsford's eagerness to condemn Zaroff's "game."
(d) Rainsford's anger on behalf of Zaroff's victims.

13. What justification does Zaroff give for his actions?
(a) He does give his victims a choice.
(b) He is only hunting non-Christians.
(c) He kills his victims quickly and as painlessly as possible.
(d) He is only hunting lower class people.

14. On the morning of the second day of the hunt, what warns Rainsford that Zaroff is approaching?
(a) The sound of a twig snapping.
(b) The cry of a bird.
(c) The barking of the dogs.
(d) Zaroff's whistling.

15. After running from Zaroff for two hours, what does Rainsford decide to do?
(a) Dig a deep pit to hide in.
(b) Hide in a cave.
(c) Create a winding and tricky path for Zaroff to follow.
(d) Find a way across the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Rainsford try to think like during the first day of being hunted?

2. On page 55, a tree is leaning "precariously" on another tree. How is the tree leaning?

3. What does Zaroff believe fighting in the war should have taught Rainsford?

4. How does Zaroff obtain his victims?

5. How much of a head start does Zaroff offer his victims?

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