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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 animal does Rainsford try to think like during the first day of being hunted?
(a) A jaguar.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A Cape buffalo.
(d) A fox.

2. When Rainsford insists on leaving the island, what is Zaroff's response?
(a) He pulls out his gun and tells Rainsford that he does not have a choice about staying on the island.
(b) He decides that he will hunt Rainsford that evening.
(c) He decides to send Rainsford down to the cellar.
(d) He stalls for time by pretending to send Ivan for a boat to take Rainsford off the island.

3. What justification does Zaroff give for his actions?
(a) He is only hunting lower class people.
(b) He does give his victims a choice.
(c) He is only hunting non-Christians.
(d) He kills his victims quickly and as painlessly as possible.

4. What word does Zaroff use frequently to describe his life on the island?
(a) Civilized.
(b) Righteous.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Luxurious.

5. 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 sparkles with light.
(b) A sickly yellow moon.
(c) A narrow sliver of moon.
(d) A moon that seems unfriendly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Zaroff obtain his victims?

2. What animal does Rainsford compare himself to when he climbs the tree?

3. On the second night, what danger does Rainsford narrowly avoid?

4. On page 38, Zaroff calls something that Rainsford says "barbarous." What does this word mean in this context?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the terms of General Zaroff's "game"?

2. During Rainsford's attempt to escape Zaroff, there are many references to animals. How are they used and what is their significance?

3. What does General Zaroff's definition of "civilized" seem to be?

4. What does the sentence "He was in a picture with a frame of water, and his operations, clearly, must take place within that frame" mean? (49)

5. How does Rainsford finally escape Zaroff, and why is Zaroff foolish to assume that Rainsford is dead?

6. What disagreement do Zaroff and Rainsford have about the difference between "hunting" and "murder"?

7. How does Zaroff characterize Rainsford's views on hunting human beings?

8. How does Zaroff obtain his victims?

9. What does Zaroff want to show Rainsford in the cellar and in the library, and what does this tell the reader about him?

10. What part of the island does Zaroff tell Rainsford to avoid, and what are at least two likely motives for his warning?

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