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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. What explanation does Zaroff give for having recognized Rainsford?
(a) He has read Rainsford's book.
(b) Zaroff knows Rainsford's hunting partner.
(c) They have crossed paths on their hunting expeditions.
(d) They met during the war.

2. What does Rainsford see is true about three sides of Zaroff's house?
(a) They have no windows.
(b) They are built over cliffs.
(c) They are surrounded by a fence.
(d) They are crumbling into disrepair.

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

4. What is the best description of the General's servant's clothing?
(a) He is dressed in a butler's uniform.
(b) He is in a military uniform.
(c) He is dressed like a hunter.
(d) He is wearing an expensive suit.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which animal does Rainsford call the most dangerous?

2. When, on page 7, Rainsford "indolently [puffs] on his favorite brier," what is he doing?

3. Where are Rainsford and his partner headed?

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

5. What does Zaroff imply he was afraid of when he realized that hunting had begun to bore him?

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