MDG

Which of the following does NOT describe Rainsford?

• resourcesful
• clever
• imprudent 
• strong

"The lights of the yacht became faint and ever-vanishing fireflies" contains an example of. . .

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• irony

"Sleep had given him new vigor, a sharp hunger was picking at him." This line contains 

• irony
• metaphor
• simile
• personification

Which of the following is NOT an example of irony from the story?

• Rainsford, the expert on writing hunting books, becomes the hunted.
• Rainsford doesn't care how animals feel during a hunt, and he becomes a "beast at bay."
• Zaroff appears cultivated, but he is a deranged murderer.
• Rainsford falls off the yacht because he was reaching for a pipe.

Which of the following is correct about the type of character Zaroff is in this story?

• He is static and round.
• He is dynamic and flat.
• He is static and flat.
• He is round and flat.

When offered a choice to hunt with Zaroff or go with Ivan, why do people always choose to hunt?

• Sailors don't think Zaroff is that good of a hunter.
• Ivan is a torturer.
• They think Zaroff is joking.
• They want the reward Zaroff offers.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Why does Zaroff resort to hunting humans when he can hunt any animal in the world?

• Animals have become boring.
• Zaroff wants a challenge.
• Zaroff wants to hunt an animal that can reason.
• All of these reasons!

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following is a reason Zaroff gives to prove he is not a barbarian in regards to the trapped sailors?

• He provides the sailors with exercise and food.
• He gives the winner of the game money.
• He becomes friends with the sailors.
• He sends money to the sailors' families.

Which of the following is NOT part of Zaroff's deranged rationalization of hunting humans?

• He is strong, and weak are on the earth to provide pleasure to the strong.
• He is an excellent hunter, so why shouldn't he put to good use his gift of hunting?
• He hunts scum who are worthless anyway.
• He doesn't know the sailors, so it isn't personal.

How does Zaroff stock his island with people to hunt?

• He sends out postcards that announce a free island getaway.
• He turns on fake lights to indicate a safe channel only to lure ships to sharp rocks.
• He sends out a vessel to capture ships.
• He publicizes fake treasure maps that lure treasure seekers to the island.