The Most Dangerous Game

Why does Zaroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins during the hunt?

• They leave less tracks
• They leave prints for General Zaroff to follow
• It will slow him down because they will not protect his feet against the wilderness
• They are comfortable shoes for walking and running

"I will not lose my nerve, I will not." This quote from Rainsford is an example of what kind of conflict:

• Man vs. Society
• Man vs. Self
• Man vs. Technology
• Man vs. Nature

Why does the General smile and turn away from the tree where Rainsford was hiding?

• He thinks he found another trail
• He wants to save him to hunt another day
• He is quite strange. We don't know why Zaroff does what he does.
• None of the above

"He could flee. That was postponing the inevitable."
What does inevitable mean in this sentence?

• Climbed quickly
• Very strange
• Certain; unavoidable
• Calm

"I think evil is a tangible thing-with wavelengths, just as sound and light have."
In this context, tangible means

• cut or torn
• life and energy
• real; about to be touched
• pleasing to the senses

How does Zaroff stock his island with "game"?

• He hires people to trap humans and lock them in his cellar until he is ready to hunt
• He misdirects ships to crash into giant rocks with razor edges
• Ivan traps them with the dogs
• He uses native people of the land

Why did General Zaroff believe that the animal known as "the most dangerous game" was the most fun to hunt?

• Because of its greater strength
• Because of its great speed
• Because of its ability to speak
• Because of its ability to reason

"It was in Africa that a Cape buffalo hit me and laid me up for six months. As soon as I recovered, I started for the Amazon to hunt jaguars, for I had heard they were unusually cunning. They weren't. They were not match at all for a hunter with his wits about him, and a high-powered rifle. I was bitterly disappointed."
After reading this passage, what character traits describe General Zaroff?

• fearful and tormented
• excited and careless
• strong and conceited
• passive and unintelligent

Which of the following best describes the primary conflict introduced in the story?

• Rainsford vs. Zaroff
• Rainsford vs. the ocen
• Ivan vs. Zaroff
• Rainsford vs.Ivan

In "The Most Dangerous Game," Zaroff tells Rainsford that his visitors always choose to participate in the hunt rather than face Ivan. What can you infer from this remark?

• The visitors greatly enjoy Zaroff's game.
• The visitors have formed secret plans to escape.
• The visitors would rather take their chances in the hunt than be tortured.
• Zaroff tricks them into believing that the hunt will not hurt them.

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