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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Pages 33-48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much of a head start does Zaroff offer his victims?
(a) 1 day.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 1/2 day.

2. On page 35, General Zaroff criticizes Rainsford's "scruples." What is he criticizing?
(a) Rainsford's hesitation to do something that he thinks is wrong.
(b) Rainsford's anger on behalf of Zaroff's victims.
(c) Rainsford's eagerness to condemn Zaroff's "game."
(d) Rainsford's religious beliefs.

3. Why did Zaroff leave Russia?
(a) Because of the Russian Revolution.
(b) He found the hunting in Russia had become dull.
(c) He was looking for a place with more privacy.
(d) He was exiled by the Czar.

4. When, on page 7, Rainsford "indolently [puffs] on his favorite brier," what is he doing?
(a) Eagerly smoking a cigarette.
(b) Vigorously smoking a pipe.
(c) Thoughtfully smoking a cigarette.
(d) Lazily smoking a pipe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what does Zaroff blame Rainsford's refusal to participate in murder?

2. What is Zaroff's response to Rainsford's arrival?

3. On page 1, the narrator says that the night "was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht." What literary technique is being employed in this phrase?

4. On page 33, the narrator mentions that Zaroff has "surmounted" an obstacle. What has Zaroff done?

5. What makes the General's servant intimidating when he first opens the door?

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