3.04 Quiz: Creating Surprise and Characters Develop Plot

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In "The Most Dangerous Game," Rainsford kills Zaroff at the end even though Zaroff had promised to release him.

What does the interaction reveal about Rainsford's motivations or values?

• Even though he has felt the terror that comes with being hunted, Rainsford is still a merciless hunter.

• In Zaroff's place, Rainsford would also have shipwrecked, imprisoned, and hunted the sailors.

• Rainsford is so accustomed to killing that once he starts, he can't stop.

• Rainsford is actually more comfortable fighting for his life in the jungle than resting in a town.

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How do Rainsford's complex traits advance the plot of "The Most Dangerous Game"?

Select each correct answer.

• His vanity makes him jump overboard to show he can swim to the island.

• His confidence leads him to fight Zaroff instead of accepting passage to the mainland.

• His arrogance leads him to insult Ivan, making Ivan his enemy.

• His sense of morality leads him to refuse to hunt human beings with Zaroff.

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Which statement best explains the author's choice to include both a lavish château and a jungle as the setting for "The Most Dangerous Game"?

• It hints at Zaroff's gracious and humane nature.

• It introduces obstacles that make Rainsford fearful at first.

• It presents different environments to add variety.

• It heightens the contrast between civilized and uncivilized worlds.

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Which quotation from “A Horseman in the Sky” shows how Carter Druze advances the plot of the story?

• “The sleeping sentinel in the clump of laurel was a young Virginian named Carter Druse.”

• “So Carter Druse, bowing reverently to his father,…left the home of his childhood to go soldiering."

• “This courageous gentleman and hardy soldier was near swooning from intensity of emotion.”

• “Nevertheless, fatigue had been stronger than resolution, and he had fallen asleep.”

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How does the author create surprise in "The Horseman in the Sky"?

• At the beginning of the story the author mentions that the soldier on watch awakens suddenly.

• The author explains that the soldier on watch notices a horseback rider standing on a cliff.

• The author waits until the end of the story to reveal the identity of the man on the horse.

• At the end of the story the author describes a sergeant creeping up on the soldier on watch.

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In what way are the presentations of the Civil War in "A Horseman and the Sky" and The Death of Reynolds (picture above) similar?

• Both show a general accompanied by his staff.

• Both describe the two opposing sides in the war.

• Both depict an army massed for battle.

• Both show violent death arriving suddenly.

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Which subject matter is present in "A Horseman in the Sky" but absent in The Death of Reynolds (pictured above)?

• a young man's choice of which side to join

• an experienced soldier who is admired by others

• a fatal occurrence in a wooded area

• a reward given for killing a human being

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