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

2. On page 35, Zaroff says that Rainsford's attitude is "like finding a snuffbox in a limousine." What rhetorical technique is he employing?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Sarcasm.
(c) Simile.
(d) Understatement.

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

4. After Zaroff leaves, when Rainsford is lying in the tree and thinking over what has just happened, what emotion does Rainsford feel?
(a) Anger.
(b) Terror.
(c) Triumph.
(d) Regret.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Rainsford try to think like during the first day of being hunted?

2. What kind of animals does Zaroff say are better than the people he hunts?

3. What is Zaroff's response to being wounded by Rainsford?

4. When Rainsford digs his pit trap, he is said to dig like what?

5. When Rainsford insists on leaving the island, what is Zaroff's response?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain at least two ways in which the story's title can be understood.

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

4. Describe General Zaroff's actions when Rainsford is hiding in the tree.

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

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

7. What does Zaroff ask Rainsford to promise him he will do if he wins the "game," and what is the result?

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

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

10. What does Zaroff say about the "strong" and the "weak" (35)?

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