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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. 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?
(a) Able to be felt or touched.
(b) Dark and forbidding, gloomy.
(c) Soft enough to be squeezed or manipulated.
(d) Warning of bad things to come.

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

3. As Rainsford begins to walk along the cliffside, what does he notice in the jungle?
(a) A fire burning somewhere deep in the jungle.
(b) Signs of a large animal having been hunted and killed.
(c) Signs that the island is inhabited by many dangerous animals.
(d) That various traps have been set and that some are sprung.

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

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?
(a) Personification.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Parallelism.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rainsford end up alone on deck?

2. On page 5, evil is described as "tangible." What would this mean is true about evil?

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

4. Which is the best description of Rainsford when he is in the water?

5. Who is Rainsford's hunting partner?

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