The Most Dangerous Game

General Zaroff comes to the island after —

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

Rainsford comes to the island because he —

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

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

• There is no other big animals 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 animals.

Zaroff especially welcomes Rainsford because the general —

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

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 Ivan will torture him

What is meant by the quote “He lived a year in a minute”?

• Rainsford was scared for his life when Ivan put a gun to his head
• Rainsford could not wait to leave Ship-Trap Island
• Rainsford is terrified and each moment seems to pass slowly
• Rainsford was knocked unconscious by General Zaroff

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

Rainsford finally tricks 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 bent branch and his knife
• signals to a passing boat that helps him escape

“It’s so dark, that I could sleep without closing my eyelids; the night would be my eyelids” is an example of...

• Metaphor
• Irony
• Simile
• Foreshadowing

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