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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the morning of the second day of the hunt, what warns Rainsford that Zaroff is approaching?
(a) The barking of the dogs.
(b) Zaroff's whistling.
(c) The cry of a bird.
(d) The sound of a twig snapping.

2. On page 35, Zaroff says that Rainsford's attitude is "like finding a snuffbox in a limousine." What rhetorical technique is he employing?
(a) Understatement.
(b) Simile.
(c) Sarcasm.
(d) Alliteration.

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

4. On page 49, Rainsford thinks that running away from the chateau in a straight line is "futile." What kind of a plan is "futile"?
(a) One that is unexpected.
(b) One that will end in failure.
(c) One that is guaranteed to succeed.
(d) One that is predictable.

5. What is it implied that Zaroff keeps in his library?
(a) Souvenirs from the war.
(b) Human heads.
(c) The keys to his boat.
(d) Chloroform.

6. What is the result of Rainsford's pit trap?
(a) Zaroff's servant is killed.
(b) Zaroff is seriously wounded.
(c) Rainsford himself falls into the trap.
(d) One of Zaroff's dogs is killed.

7. What does Zaroff believe fighting in the war should have taught Rainsford?
(a) That nothing in life is fair.
(b) How to hunt for human beings.
(c) That human life is not inherently valuable.
(d) To keep a level head when he is in danger.

8. On page 55, a tree is leaning "precariously" on another tree. How is the tree leaning?
(a) In an unstable way, as if it might fall any minute.
(b) As if the tree that is leaning has only recently fallen.
(c) The two trees are so close that the leaning tree is still almost upright.
(d) As if the tree it is leaning on is some kind of assistant or helper.

9. What does General Zaroff imply is true about hunting human beings?
(a) It is terrible but necessary.
(b) It is the true expression of human instinct.
(c) It is modern and civilized.
(d) It is the right way to deal with criminals.

10. When Rainsford says that he is not a murderer, the General calls him "droll" (35). What is Zaroff saying about Rainsford?
(a) That his objection to murder is funny.
(b) That his objection to murder is sensible.
(c) That his objection to murder is weak.
(d) That his objection to murder is childish.

11. 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 is sure that he has seen them before.
(c) Rainsford uses the fallen tree to make a bridge to cross the river.
(d) Rainsford uses them to build his first trap.

12. If someone refuses to participate in Zaroff's hunting game, what does he do?
(a) Gives them to his servant to be whipped to death.
(b) Makes them fight his servant to the death.
(c) Sets them adrift at sea.
(d) Shoots them immediately.

13. When Rainsford is waiting in the tree, to whom does he compare Zaroff?
(a) Czar Nicholas.
(b) A soldier he knew in the war.
(c) The devil.
(d) Himself.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After running from Zaroff for two hours, what does Rainsford decide to do?

2. Into what two groups does Zaroff divide up the world?

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

4. What kind of animals does Zaroff say are better than the people he hunts?

5. Before Zaroff hunts people, what does he usually do with them?

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