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

2. 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) Metaphor.
(b) Parallelism.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Personification.

3. Why does Rainsford stand up on the ship's rail?
(a) He thinks that he hears gunfire.
(b) He is trying to signal another ship.
(c) He is trying to reach something stuck in the rigging.
(d) He has been drinking and is fooling around.

4. In what region is the island located?
(a) The Caribbean.
(b) The South Pacific.
(c) Off the coast of Africa.
(d) Off the coast of Ecuador.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What kind of people does Rainsford guess might live on the island?

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

5. Who is the author of "The Most Dangerous Game"?

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