The Joy of "The Most Dangerous Game"

Front

What was General Zaroff's problem before he invented his "game"?

Back

He cares only for hunting, but hunting has begun to bore him.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Front

What is the "game" that Zaroff has invented?

Back

He hunts human beings on his island.

Front

What can you infer from Zaroff telling Rainsford that his visitors always choose to participate in the hunt rather than face Ivan?

Back

The visitors would rather take their chances in the hunt than be tortured.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Front

How did Rainsford get to General Zaroff's island?

Back

He fell off his boat.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

“He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided.” What is the significance of this line?

Back

It's the last line of the story showing that Rainsford won and then slept in Zaroff's bed.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

Which of the following best describes the primary conflict? Rainsford vs. Zaroff, Rainsford vs. the ocean, Zaroff vs. the Cape Buffalo, Rainsford vs. Ivan

Back

Rainsford vs. Zaroff

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What is the mood of the passage: "There was no sound in the night as Rainsford sat there but the muffled throb of the engine that drove the yacht swiftly through the darkness, and the swish and ripple of the wash of the propeller. Rainsford, reclining in a steamer chair, indolently puffed on his favorite brier. The sensuous drowsiness of the night was on him."?

Back

Relaxed

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

What is the mood of the passage: "Rainsford held his breath. The general’s eyes had left the ground and were traveling inch by inch up the tree. Rainsford froze there, every muscle tensed for a spring. But the sharp eyes of the hunter stopped before they reached the limb where Rainsford lay; a smile spread over his brown face."?

Back

Suspenseful

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

Why does the General smile and turn away from the tree where Rainsford is hiding?

Back

he wants to save him to hunt another day

Front

How did one of Zaroff's hunting dogs die in the hunt for Rainsford?

Back

He fell in the Burmese Tiger Pit.