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- 1. Multiple Choice
The sailors on the yacht suspect that "Ship-Trap Island" is a place where...
people are hunted.
treasure is buried.
undefined evil exists.
marked channels are deceiving.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Zaroff is glad Rainsford has come to the island because he thinks Rainsford will...
be an exciting quarry.
teach him something about hunting.
help him find some good people to hunt.
become a longtime companion for him.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements would Rainsford and Zaroff disagree about...
the greatest sport is hunting.
the world is made up of hunters and the hunted.
animals do not have the capacity to reason and understand.
animals do not offer sufficient challenge to be interesting prey.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Zaroff responds to Rainsford's criticism of his activities as if he finds it...
insulting.
amusing.
dangerous.
astonishing.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What does Rainsford refuse to do?
Resort to violence.
Resort to deceit and trickery.
Keep Zaroff's activities secret.
Become the prey in Zaroff's hunt.
- 6. Multiple Choice
At the end of the story, the fact that Rainsford is sleeping in Zaroff's bed indicates that...
Zaroff has admitted defeat.
Rainsford has killed Zaroff.
Rainsford has scared Zaroff off.
Rainsford has decided to join Zaroff's activities.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What does Rainsford's conversation with Whitney reveal about Rainsford's attitude toward hunting?
He tends to identify with the prey.
He has no moral questions about it.
He thinks it is insufficiently challenging.
He thinks of it as a business, not a sport.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Even before he gets to the island, Rainsford knows he will find people because he...
sees lights.
sees the mansion.
hears pistol shots.
hears a man whistling.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Zaroff implies that his and Ivan's common race makes them both...
clever.
savage.
English.
great hunters.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Early in their conversation, Rainsford is made uneasy by the feeling that Zaroff seems to be...
insane.
overly proud.
sizing Rainsford up.
eager for a hunting companion.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Zaroff obtains most of the men he hunts from...
shipwrecks.
slave traders.
the island's inhabitants.
men who fall overboard.
- 12. Multiple Choice
What does the story suggest is the reason Zaroff looks away from Rainsford's hiding place in the tree?
His attention is distracted.
He feels sorry for Rainsford.
He does not want the hunt to end so soon.
He does not realize that Rainsford is in the tree.
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