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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. What supplies does Zaroff offer the men he hunts?
(a) Food and a knife.
(b) A flashlight and a map.
(c) Rope, matches, and food.
(d) A map and matches.

2. What does Zaroff enjoy about hunting humans?
(a) It breaks a powerful taboo.
(b) It reminds him of being in the war.
(c) They can reason.
(d) They sometimes escape him.

3. Whom does Zaroff credit for his great abilities as a hunter?
(a) God.
(b) Himself.
(c) Another famous hunter.
(d) His father.

4. For how long does someone have to elude the General in order to win the game?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 1 week.
(c) A full 24 hours.
(d) 3 days.

5. What do Rainsford and his partner intend to hunt?
(a) Cape Buffalo.
(b) Jaguar.
(c) Wild Boar.
(d) Antelope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Zaroff use frequently to describe his life on the island?

2. What makes Rainsford a little uncomfortable about the General?

3. What is Rainsford's first reaction when he falls overboard?

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

5. On page 1, the narrator says that the night "was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht." What does "palpable" mean in this context?

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