"The Most Dangerous Game"

General Zaroff first comes to his island after —

• swimming to it when his ship sank
• being stranded on it by his crew
• buying it in order to build his château 
• inheriting it from his father

Rainsford comes to the island because he —

• swims to it after accidentally falling overboard
• wishes to write an article about Zaroff
• wants to prove that Zaroff can’t successfully hunt him
• wants to bring the evil Zaroff to justice

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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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Rainsford finally gets the better of Zaroff when Rainsford —

• swims to Zaroff’s château and surprises him
• kills Ivan, leaving Zaroff defenseless
• catches Zaroff in a tiger trap made from a bent sapling
• signals to a passing boat that helps him escape

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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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Rainsford first realizes he is going to be the prey when —

• he sees the blood and an empty cartridge in the bush
• Zaroff claims to hunt game that is more dangerous than the Cape buffalo
• Zaroff claims to have invented a new kind of game to hunt
• Zaroff tells him to join the hunt or become Ivan’s sport

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Which of the following quotes from the text is an example of foreshadowing?

• "This place has an name among seafaring men, sir."
• "I  read your book about hunting snow leopards in Tibet, you see."
• "I have  electricity. We try to be civilized here."
• "I will not hunt."

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The best evidence that Zaroff is aware of his own viciousness and cruelty is that he —

• makes fun of Rainsford for being afraid
• explains how he obtains the men he hunts
• says that all Cossacks are savage and that he, Zaroff, is a Cossack
• claims that it is not murder to kill sailors because they are “scum”

Who is dead by the end of the story?

• Rainsford
• Rainsford and Zaroff
• Rainsford, Ivan, and two of the captive sailors
• Zaroff, Ivan, and one of Zaroff’s best dogs

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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.
• Individual freedom is more important than laws.
• Human beings are not morally responsible for one another.

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