The Most Dangerous Game

What are the two characters' names in the beginning of the story?

• Rainsford and Whitney
• Rainsford and General Zaroff
• Whitney and Captain Nielson
• The names were never given

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What is the setting at the beginning of the story?

• 19th century; nighttime; Caribbean Sea
• 20th century; nighttime; Caribbean Sea
• 19th century; daytime; Pacific Ocean
• 20th century; daytime; Pacific Ocean

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What is the island that is to the right of the two characters' yacht?

• Ship-Trap Island
• The Amazon Island
• Ship-Hunt Island
• Ship-Trip Island

Who are the characters that fear the island?

• Rainsford and the boat's crew
• Whitney and the boat's crew
• Rainsford and Whitney
• Rainsford, Whitney, and the boat's crew

What do Rainsford and Whitney disagree on? 

• whether or not a jaguar has feelings.
• where they will be going to hunt.
• which one of them has killed the biggest jaguar. 
• which one is the better hunter.

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Who fell off the yacht?

• Rainsford
• Whitney
• Captain Nielson
• one of the boat's crew members

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What causes Rainsford to fall off the yacht?

• He heard gunshots and it startled (scared) him.
• Whitney got angry and pushed him off.
• The ship hit an iceberg. 
• The ship made a sharp right turn.

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What type of external conflict does Rainsford struggle with as he swims to shore?

• nature
• society
• another person
• an object

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After Rainsford remembered he heard gunshots, what did he conclude the gunshots must mean?

• There must be people on the island.
• There must be a wounded animal nearby.
• There must be a mansion on the island.
• There must be jaguars on the island.

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As Rainsford walks around the island, he comes across a trail where "the jungle weeds were crushed down, and...one patch of weeds was stained crimson red" (pg. 43). What else did Rainsford find on the ground?

• an empty cartridge (bullet)
• a jaguar
• a dead animal
• a gun

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