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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. As Rainsford nears the island, what does he hear?
(a) A splash as if something has fallen in the water.
(b) Recorded music.
(c) A scream and a gunshot.
(d) The sound of his ship hitting the rocks.

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

3. What makes Rainsford a little uncomfortable about the General?
(a) Zaroff keeps staring at him.
(b) Zaroff carries a pistol with him.
(c) Zaroff keeps making strange jokes that Rainsford doesn't understand.
(d) Zaroff refuses to answer Rainsford's questions.

4. What explanation does Zaroff give for his servant's not speaking to Rainsford?
(a) The man only speaks Russian.
(b) Only Zaroff is allowed to speak to visitors.
(c) The man has a phobia of strangers.
(d) The man can neither hear nor speak.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Rainsford have difficulty seeing the island from the ship?

4. Whom does Zaroff credit for his great abilities as a hunter?

5. What do Rainsford and his partner disagree about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe General Zaroff's house.

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

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

5. Describe the first encounter between Rainsford and Ivan.

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

7. How does Rainsford end up falling overboard?

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

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

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

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