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

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

3. As Rainsford nears the island, what does he hear?
(a) A splash as if something has fallen in the water.
(b) Recorded music.
(c) A scream and a gunshot.
(d) The sound of his ship hitting the rocks.

4. Who is the author of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
(a) Richard Connell.
(b) Wilfred Owen.
(c) Nikolai Romanov.
(d) Frank R. Stockton.

5. What do Rainsford and his partner disagree about?
(a) Whether animals feel fear.
(b) Which of them is more courageous.
(c) Whether hunting intelligent animals is ethical.
(d) Which of them is the better hunter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what region is the island located?

2. Why does Rainsford stand up on the ship's rail?

3. What is the first thing that Rainsford does once he is on top of the cliffs?

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. What do Rainsford and his partner intend to hunt?

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