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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Pages 16-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where are Rainsford and his partner headed?
(a) To Port Moresby.
(b) To South Africa.
(c) To Rio.
(d) To Ecuador.

3. Which word does the narrator use to describe General Zaroff's home?
(a) Palatial.
(b) Grotesque.
(c) Fanciful.
(d) Foreboding.

4. Who is Rainsford's hunting partner?
(a) Ivan.
(b) Sanger.
(c) Neilsen.
(d) Whitney.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Zaroff credit for his great abilities as a hunter?

2. When Zaroff says, on page 31, that there is "no greater bore than perfection," to what is he referring?

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

4. What is Zaroff's response to Rainsford's arrival?

5. To what ethnic group do Zaroff and his servant belong?

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