View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is in General Zaroff's cellar?
(a) The dogs' kennels.
(b) A torture chamber.
(c) The bodies of the men he has killed.
(d) His "training camp."

2. On page 43, Rainsford looks out the window and sees a "sallow" moon. What kind of moon does this mean he is looking at?
(a) A moon that seems unfriendly.
(b) A narrow sliver of moon.
(c) A sickly yellow moon.
(d) A moon that sparkles with light.

3. When, on page 7, Rainsford "indolently [puffs] on his favorite brier," what is he doing?
(a) Eagerly smoking a cigarette.
(b) Thoughtfully smoking a cigarette.
(c) Vigorously smoking a pipe.
(d) Lazily smoking a pipe.

4. What does Zaroff do if one of his victims is close to winning the game?
(a) He cheats by going back to the house for better weapons.
(b) He uses dogs to hunt them.
(c) He just extends the time period that they have to survive through.
(d) He tricks them into thinking they have won and then kills them anyway.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Rainsford begins to walk along the cliffside, what does he notice in the jungle?

2. On page 39, General Zaroff says "It's a game, you see," and the reader realizes what about the story's title?

3. What does Zaroff say is the problem with ordinary big-game hunting?

4. What is the name of General Zaroff's servant?

5. On page 33, the narrator mentions that Zaroff has "surmounted" an obstacle. What has Zaroff done?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 387 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample