The Most Dangerous Game

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Which literary device is used in the phrase "He lived a year in a minute"?

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hyperbole

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Which of the following best describes the climax of The Most Dangerous Game?
Options: When Rainsford first finds himself shipwrecked, When Rainsford runs into Zaroff, When Zaroff explains that he enjoys hunting people as sport, When Rainsford jumps into the water to make his final escape

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When Rainsford jumps into the water to make his final escape

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How does the author create suspense at the beginning of the selection?

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He has Whitney describe the mysterious reputation of the island they are passing.

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Why did Zaroff believe humans were so formidable a prey?

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because of the ability to reason

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Which statement best foreshadows the story's direction or ending? Options: The conversation about the island, including the mention of a dangerous feeling and cannibals., The fact that Rainsford smokes a pipe and he loses it, The fact that Ivan does not speak to Rainsford when he knocks on the door, Rainsford’s swim in the Caribbean Sea toward the island 

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The conversation about the island, including the mention of a dangerous feeling and cannibals.

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What is the point of view of The Most Dangerous Game? Options: 3rd person - omniscient, 3rd person - objective, 1st person - major character, 1st person - minor character

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3rd person - omniscient

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How does Rainsford escape Zaroff and the dogs?

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He jumps off of a cliff

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What is the best example of foreshadowing in this story?

• The fact that Rainsford smokes a pipe foreshadows his death.
• The fact that Ivan is mute foreshadows his background.
• Whitney's tales of Ship-Trap Island foreshadow the danger present there.
• Rainsford's construction of the traps foreshadows that he is an expert hunter.

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Whitney's tales of Ship-Trap Island foreshadow the danger present there.

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Identify the statement that is NOT a flashback: Zaroff tells Rainsford about his childhood., Rainsford remembers his time hunting in Uganda., Rainsford thinks about making a Malay Man-Catcher in Malacca., Zaroff uses the hounds.

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Zaroff uses the hounds.

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Which statement is the best example of foreshadowing in the story?

• The fact that Rainsford smokes a pipe foreshadows his death.
• Whitney’s tales of Ship-Trap Island foreshadows danger.
• The fact that Ivan does not speak foreshadows the story of Ivan’s youth.
• Rainsford’s construction of traps foreshadows that he is an expert hunter.

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Whitney’s tales of Ship-Trap Island foreshadows danger.