Most Dangerous Game 1

Who is the protagonist of the story? 

• Whitney
• General Zaroff
• Rainsford
• Ivan

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What is the name of the island that Rainsford adventures upon? 

• Ship-Trap Island
• Trap-House Island
• Cannibal Island 
• Caribbean Island

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Who "greets" Rainsford at the door of the mansion with a gun pointing at him?

• General Zaroff
• Captain Archboot
• A pirate
• Ivan

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Which of the following statements is the best example of foreshadowing in the story?

• Whitney’s tales of Ship-Trap Island foreshadow danger.
• The fact that Rainsford loves hunting foreshadows the jaguar hunt.
• 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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What "sport" does General Zaroff do on the island he stays on?

• Football
• Hunting Humans
• Golf
• Hunting Cape Buffalo 

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What is Zaroff’s main reason for preferring to hunt human beings rather than animals?

• There is no other big game on his island.
• He doesn’t like to kill innocent creatures.
• He hates humanity and wants to take revenge against it.
• Hunting men is more of a challenge than hunting beasts.

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Zaroff especially welcomes Rainsford because the general —

• is glad to meet another expert hunter
• wants news about the outside world
• has no other humans on the island to hunt
• wishes to share his secret with the world

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 Which of the following statements best describes how Zaroff justifies his hunting of human beings?

• Animal life is more precious than human life.
• Only the strong deserve to survive/ enjoy life.
• Individual freedom is more important than laws.
• Human beings are not morally responsible for one another.

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Foreshadowing is a —

• look back at what happened before the story began
• hint about what is to come in the plot
• scene that is out of chronological order
• struggle between inner and outer forces

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Which of the following statements is the best example of foreshadowing in the story?

• Whitney’s tales of Ship-Trap Island foreshadow danger.
• The fact that Rainsford loves hunting foreshadows the jaguar hunt.
• 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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