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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Pages 49-66.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Understatement.
(d) Simile.

2. How does Rainsford end up alone on deck?
(a) His partner goes below deck to fetch a map to show Rainsford.
(b) His partner goes below deck to sleep.
(c) He and his partner argue, and his partner doesn't want to be around him for a while.
(d) The captain calls his partner below deck.

3. What does Rainsford keep telling himself after the first two hours or running from Zaroff?
(a) That he does not deserve what is happening.
(b) That he has to keep his nerve.
(c) That it is only 3 days.
(d) That he was foolish to stand on the rail of the ship.

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

5. What kind of animals does Zaroff say are better than the people he hunts?
(a) Wild animals.
(b) Predators.
(c) Thoroughbreds.
(d) Farm animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which animal does Rainsford call the most dangerous?

2. What is the result of Rainsford's final trap?

3. What explanation does Zaroff give for having recognized Rainsford?

4. When Rainsford introduces himself to the General's servant, what is the man's response?

5. When Zaroff realizes that he is the one in danger and moves out of the way, to what does the narrator compare his quick movement?

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