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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 50, Rainsford thinks of General Zaroff as "zealous." What kind of a person does this mean General Zaroff is?
(a) The kind of person who says one thing but does another.
(b) Extremely devoted and enthusiastic.
(c) Envious of others' abilities.
(d) Unable to tell the difference between reality and fantasy.

2. What is the result of Rainsford's final trap?
(a) The general is stabbed in the shoulder.
(b) Rainsford loses his knife without accomplishing anything.
(c) The general's servant is killed.
(d) The general's favorite dog is killed.

3. 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) A snake.
(b) A cheetah.
(c) An ape.
(d) A hunting dog.

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

5. On page 35, Zaroff says that Rainsford's attitude is "like finding a snuffbox in a limousine." What does he mean by this?
(a) That Rainsford's attitude is fussy and somewhat embarrassing.
(b) That Rainsford's attitude is charming but too delicate to survive.
(c) That Rainsford's attitude is old-fashioned and out of place in the modern world.
(d) That Rainsford's attitude is unpleasant and not particularly safe.

6. How does Zaroff obtain his victims?
(a) He and his servant capture them on the mainland.
(b) He advertises for people to come work on his island.
(c) He has a false channel light that lures ships onto the rocks.
(d) He has artillery that he fires on passing ships, hoping to sink them.

7. On page 59, Rainsford's waiting is described with the phrase "He lived a year in a minute." What literary technique is being used here?
(a) Simile.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Imagery.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

8. After Zaroff leaves, when Rainsford is lying in the tree and thinking over what has just happened, what emotion does Rainsford feel?
(a) Regret.
(b) Anger.
(c) Triumph.
(d) Terror.

9. 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 has to keep his nerve.
(c) That he does not deserve what is happening.
(d) That it is only 3 days.

10. On page 38, Zaroff calls something that Rainsford says "barbarous." What does this word mean in this context?
(a) Willfully ignorant.
(b) Cruel and uncivilized.
(c) Unimaginative.
(d) Ridiculous.

11. What animal does Rainsford compare himself to when he climbs the tree?
(a) A snake.
(b) A cat.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A bear.

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

13. What kind of animals does Zaroff say are better than the people he hunts?
(a) Farm animals.
(b) Wild animals.
(c) Predators.
(d) Thoroughbreds.

14. When Rainsford digs his pit trap, he is said to dig like what?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A Russian serf.
(c) A groundhog.
(d) A beaver.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does General Zaroff imply is true about hunting human beings?

3. On page 50, Rainsford decides that taking a rest is "imperative." What does this mean he thinks about the idea of resting?

4. On page 51, the word "dingy" is used. How is this word pronounced, and what does it mean?

5. What is in General Zaroff's cellar?

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