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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Pages 1-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which is the best description of Rainsford when he is in the water?
(a) He is overconfident and thinks that nothing can harm him.
(b) He panics and then is embarrassed because he is well-known for his courage.
(c) He is shocked at first but stays calm and thinks his situation through.
(d) He thinks the situation is amusing at first but rapidly realizes that it is serious.

3. What reason does Whitney give Rainsford for the sailors' fear of the island?
(a) He does not know why they fear it.
(b) Sailors keep disappearing there.
(c) Sailors are not rational thinkers.
(d) Ships often sink there.

4. What is Rainsford's first reaction when he falls overboard?
(a) He starts swimming in the direction of the island.
(b) He tries to swim toward the other ship.
(c) He repeatedly yells to try to get the yacht's attention.
(d) He starts to swim after the yacht.

5. Why does Rainsford have difficulty seeing the island from the ship?
(a) It is raining.
(b) He is looking in the wrong direction.
(c) He has bad eyesight.
(d) There is no moon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Rainsford and his partner headed?

2. What do Rainsford and his partner disagree about?

3. As Rainsford nears the island, what does he hear?

4. 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?

5. 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?

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