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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Rainsford repeat three times and Zaroff call "unpleasant" (35)?
(a) Prey.
(b) Criminal.
(c) Murder.
(d) Weakness.

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

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

4. On page 43, Rainsford looks out the window and sees a "sallow" moon. What kind of moon does this mean he is looking at?
(a) A moon that seems unfriendly.
(b) A narrow sliver of moon.
(c) A moon that sparkles with light.
(d) A sickly yellow moon.

5. What is the significance of the two trees, where one is leaning on the other?
(a) Rainsford is sure that he has seen them before.
(b) Rainsford knows that this is a trail marker.
(c) Rainsford uses the fallen tree to make a bridge to cross the river.
(d) Rainsford uses them to build his first trap.

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

7. When Rainsford is waiting in the tree, to whom does he compare Zaroff?
(a) Himself.
(b) A soldier he knew in the war.
(c) Czar Nicholas.
(d) The devil.

8. How does Rainsford finally succeed in getting away from Zaroff?
(a) He hides in the swamp.
(b) He jumps from a cliff into the ocean.
(c) He hides in a cave.
(d) He fools Zaroff into thinking he has drowned in the river.

9. What supplies does Zaroff offer the men he hunts?
(a) A map and matches.
(b) A flashlight and a map.
(c) Food and a knife.
(d) Rope, matches, and food.

10. What is the result of Rainsford's pit trap?
(a) Zaroff's servant is killed.
(b) One of Zaroff's dogs is killed.
(c) Zaroff is seriously wounded.
(d) Rainsford himself falls into the trap.

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

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

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

14. What is it implied that Zaroff keeps in his library?
(a) The keys to his boat.
(b) Souvenirs from the war.
(c) Human heads.
(d) Chloroform.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After running from Zaroff for two hours, what does Rainsford decide to do?

3. On page 39, General Zaroff says "It's a game, you see," and the reader realizes what about the story's title?

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

5. On page 35, Zaroff says that Rainsford's attitude is "like finding a snuffbox in a limousine." What rhetorical technique is he employing?

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