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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. What explanation does Zaroff give for having recognized Rainsford?
(a) Zaroff knows Rainsford's hunting partner.
(b) They have crossed paths on their hunting expeditions.
(c) They met during the war.
(d) He has read Rainsford's book.

2. Why does Rainsford have difficulty seeing the island from the ship?
(a) There is no moon.
(b) He is looking in the wrong direction.
(c) He has bad eyesight.
(d) It is raining.

3. Who is Rainsford's hunting partner?
(a) Whitney.
(b) Ivan.
(c) Neilsen.
(d) Sanger.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the captain of the ship that Rainsford travels on?

2. When, on page 7, Rainsford "indolently [puffs] on his favorite brier," what is he doing?

3. What does Zaroff tell Rainsford he lives for?

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

5. On page 1, the night is described as "dank." In this context, what does this word mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the first encounter between Rainsford and Ivan.

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

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

4. Describe Zaroff's dining room.

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

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

7. How does the discussion of the Cape buffalo introduce a possible meaning of the story's title?

8. How does Rainsford end up falling overboard?

9. Describe Rainsford's first impression of General Zaroff.

10. What does Rainsford find in the jungle as he is walking toward Zaroff's house, and what does he conclude from it?

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