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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Pages 49-66.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does Rainsford try to think like during the first day of being hunted?
(a) A fox.
(b) A jaguar.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A Cape buffalo.

2. How does Zaroff obtain his victims?
(a) He and his servant capture them on the mainland.
(b) He has artillery that he fires on passing ships, hoping to sink them.
(c) He has a false channel light that lures ships onto the rocks.
(d) He advertises for people to come work on his island.

3. What is the significance of the two trees, where one is leaning on the other?
(a) Rainsford knows that this is a trail marker.
(b) Rainsford uses them to build his first trap.
(c) Rainsford uses the fallen tree to make a bridge to cross the river.
(d) Rainsford is sure that he has seen them before.

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

5. When Rainsford digs his pit trap, he is said to dig like what?
(a) A Russian serf.
(b) A groundhog.
(c) A beaver.
(d) A soldier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zaroff enjoy about hunting humans?

2. Which word does the narrator use to describe General Zaroff's home?

3. What word does Zaroff use frequently to describe his life on the island?

4. How much of a head start does Zaroff offer his victims?

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

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