Setting
The type of vehicle Rainsford is on at the beginning of the story.
A yacht (or boat/ship)
Who answers the door for Rainsford?
Ivan
The general’s favorite animal to hunt.
Humans
“Sailors have a curious dread of the place.”
Foreshadowing
The island Rainsford washes ashore on.
Ship-Trap Island
The color of General Zaroff’s eyes
Black
Where Rainsford and his shipmates are traveling to at the beginning of the story.
The Amazon
“It was like trying to see through a blanket.”
Simile
How many houses are on the island?
One
The person who thinks animals are capable of feeling.
Whitney
General Zaroff claims he has read Rainsford’s book about hunting this animal in Tibet. (two words)
Snow Leopard
“…the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows.”
Personification
The sea Rainsford is in at the beginning of the story
Caribbean
The state Rainsford is from.
New York
How the General traps sailors on the island
A false channel that leads sailors into deadly rocks
“It’s so dark,” he thought, “that I could sleep without closing my eyes.”
Hyperbole
The time of day Rainsford deduces it is when he wakes up on the island.
Afternoon
How old General Zaroff was when his dad gave him his first gun
Five
The reason General Zaroff gives Rainsford for proving why he’s “civilized”
He has electricity
“We do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here.”
Irony