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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Zaroff no longer hunt tigers?
(a) There are not enough tigers left to hunt them easily.
(b) He was wounded by a tiger.
(c) He came to understand that they have feelings and thoughts, just like people.
(d) They do not challenge him enough.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word does the narrator use to describe General Zaroff's home?

2. What makes Rainsford a little uncomfortable about the General?

3. What kind of people does Rainsford guess might live on the island?

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

5. Where are Rainsford and his partner headed?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did General Zaroff's early life prepare him to be a hunter?

2. Describe the physical setting of Ship-Trap Island.

3. What is the disagreement between Rainsford and Whitney?

4. How does Rainsford end up falling overboard?

5. Describe General Zaroff's house.

6. Once he falls overboard, what does Rainsford do and what does it show about his character?

7. Describe Zaroff's dining room.

8. What layers of irony are later revealed about Rainsford's suggestion that cannibals might live on Ship-Trap Island?

9. Describe the early warning signs about Zaroff's island that Rainsford ignores.

10. What clues does Connell give right away that the relationship between Ivan and Zaroff developed in the military?

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