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The Most Dangerous Game Flashcard 1

The Most Dangerous Game Flashcard 1

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English

8th Grade

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Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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.” 

Back

His words suggest evidence of physical violence.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

foreboding

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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.”

Back

“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.”

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

The greedy sea is waiting for its next victim.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

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

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

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

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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."

Back

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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