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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Into what two groups does Rainsford divide up the world?
(a) Brave and cowardly.
(b) Strong and weak.
(c) Hunters and hunted.
(d) Thinkers and feelers.

2. To what ethnic group do Zaroff and his servant belong?
(a) They are Tajiks.
(b) They are Kazakhs.
(c) They are Tatars.
(d) They are Cossacks.

3. Which animal does Rainsford call the most dangerous?
(a) Human beings.
(b) Tigers.
(c) Jaguars.
(d) Cape buffalo.

4. On page 5, evil is described as "tangible." What would this mean is true about evil?
(a) It is a thing that can take over without you realizing it.
(b) It is a thing that can paralyze you with fear.
(c) It is a thing that can distract you from your real goals.
(d) It is a thing that you can perceive with your senses.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 1, the narrator says that the night "was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht." What literary technique is being employed in this phrase?

2. Who is the author of "The Most Dangerous Game"?

3. Which word best describes the inside of Zaroff's house?

4. What is surprising about General Zaroff's first remarks to Rainsford?

5. What do Rainsford and his partner intend to hunt?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Zaroff's dining room.

2. Describe the physical setting of Ship-Trap Island.

3. What layers of irony are later revealed about Rainsford's suggestion that cannibals might live on Ship-Trap Island?

4. In what ways does Zaroff show himself to be a good host?

5. Describe Rainsford's first impression of General Zaroff.

6. Describe the early warning signs about Zaroff's island that Rainsford ignores.

7. Describe the first encounter between Rainsford and Ivan.

8. Describe General Zaroff's house.

9. Once he falls overboard, what does Rainsford do and what does it show about his character?

10. What warning signs are present in Zaroff's banter about Cossacks?

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