The Most Dangerous Game - ENL Quiz

Why does Rainsford fall off the ship?

• He sees a giant fish in the water.

• He is feeling sick.

• He hears gun shots and loses his balance.

• He wants to go swimming and jumps in.

Which description matches the man, Ivan, who opens the door at the mansion?

• He points a revolver at Rainsford's heart.

• He is friendly and welcomes Rainsford inside.

• He is loud and screams at Rainsford.

• He is very good at swimming.

Which sentence best describes the setting at the beginning of the story?

• Ivan pushed Rainsford out of the gate at nine that night.

• Well, one of us will sleep in this excellent bed tonight,

• The weather is terrible, “ Rainsford said. “The fog is so thick I can’t see my hand in front of me

• Now I hunt almost every day. I never get bored.

Which line contains a simile?

• I bring my guests to the island especially for that reason.

• “I’ll give him a false trail to follow.

• General Zaroff was using a dog to find

  him.

• For half an hour, Rainsford ran like a frightened animal.

Which line explains what new animal General Zaroff is hunting?

• Rainsford was wakened by the sound of footsteps coming his way.

• Now I hunt almost every day. I never get bored. I hunt an animal that can think,” the general said.

• Some leaves nearby were stained red. There were tracks of hunting boots.

• “I’m not a robber,” Rainsford said.

Who was killed in one of Rainsford's traps?

• Ivan

• Whitney

• one of Zaroff's dogs

• General Zaroff

Which line tells us who won the game?

• General Zaroff ate a good dinner that night.

• Rainsford ran away like a madman. It was getting dark again.

• He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided the next morning.

• The general was a really great hunter.

Which line uses symbolism for Rainsford and Zaroff?

• The cat was coming again to play with the mouse.

• Where there were guns, there were men. Where there were men, there would be food and shelter.

• Rainsford, if you can hear my voice, let me congratulate you.

• If you escape for two days I will have a ship of mine take you back to civilization.

The genre of The Most Dangerous Game is ___.

• novel

• poem

• play

• short story

For General Zaroff, what is the most dangerous game?

• tigers

• humans

• jaguars

• elephants