The Most Dangerous Game Flashcard 1

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How does the author's word choice add suspense to the passage? “...the jungle weeds were crushed down and the moss was lacerated; one patch of weeds was stained crimson.” 

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His words suggest evidence of physical violence.

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What type of mood is created by the author's use of a medieval chateau?

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foreboding

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In “The Most Dangerous Game", why does Zaroff think he is justified in playing his “game”? “After the debacle in Russia I left the country, for it was imprudent for an officer of the Czar to stay there. Many noble Russians lost everything.”, “Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and if need be, taken by the strong. The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure.”, “I hunt the scum of the earth . . . a thoroughbred horse or hound is worth more than a score of them.”

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“Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and if need be, taken by the strong. The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure.”

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What does the personification "the sea 'licked greedy lips'" imply?

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The greedy sea is waiting for its next victim.

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When Whitney calls it "Ship-Trap Island," this is ___________ and it implies_______________.

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foreshadowing / that the island is a place where people get stranded

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Which sentence from the text best supports the General tricked ships into crashing?

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‘They indicate a channel,’ he said, ‘where there’s none; giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide-open jaws.’

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Which of these examples shows foreshadowing?

• The man’s only answer was to raise with his thumb the hammer of his  revolver.
• Rainsford had fought his way through the bush for two hours. “I must  keep my nerve. I must keep my nerve,” he said through tight teeth.
• He saw no sign of a trail through the closely knit web of weeds and trees; it  was easier to go along the shore, and Rainsford floundered along by the water.
• A simple fellow, but, I’m afraid, like all  his race, a bit of a savage.” "Is he Russian?" "He is a Cossack," said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "So am I."

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A simple fellow, but, I’m afraid, like all  his race, a bit of a savage.” "Is he Russian?" "He is a Cossack," said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "So am I."

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What is the mood of the following passage? Rainsford, reclining in a steamer chair, indolently puffed on his favorite   brier. The sensuous drowsiness of the night was on him. “It’s so dark,” he  thought, “that I could sleep without closing my eyes; the night would be my  eyelids–”

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Relaxed

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The following passage (paragraphs 7-9) mainly shows that _______. “We should have some good hunting up the Amazon. Great sport, hunting.” “The best sport in the world,” agreed Rainsford. “For the hunter,” amended Whitney. “Not for the jaguar.”

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Rainsford does not care about the animal’s perspective in hunting.

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Which sentence from the text best describes the suspenseful atmosphere on the island?
Options:
1. “He came upon them as he turned a crook in the coast line; and his first thought was that he had come upon a village, for there were many lights.”
2. “He leaped upon the rail and balanced himself there, to get greater elevation; his pipe, striking a rope, was knocked from his mouth.”
3. “Dense jungle came down to the very edge of the cliffs. What perils that tangle of trees and underbrush might hold for him did not concern Rainsford just then.”
4. “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…”

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“Dense jungle came down to the very edge of the cliffs. What perils that tangle of trees and underbrush might hold for him did not concern Rainsford just then.”