The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell

What do the sailors feel when passing by the mysterious island?

• Fear

• Curiosity

• Annoyance

• Carelessness

Why does Zaroff believe that Rainsford will be an especially exciting "animal" to hunt?

• Rainsford is educated.

• Rainsford is a sailor.

• Rainsford is a hunter like Zaroff.

• Rainsford is an athlete.

On what condition does Zaroff promise to set Rainsford free?

• Rainsford guesses his first name.

• Rainsford pays a bribe.

• Rainsford survives two years.

• Rainsford survives three days.

Rainsford suggests that he survived by killing Zaroff. What ordinary object does Rainsford refer to?

• A comfortable bed

• A well wrought urn

• A chimney billowing smoke

• A precariously placed anvil

What is Zaroff's main reason for preferring to hunt human beings rather than animals?

• There is no other big game 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 beasts.

Zaroff especially welcomes Rainsford because the general---

• is glad to meet another expert hunter

• wants news about the outside world

• has no other humans to hunt

• wishes to share his secret with the world

Who is dead by the end of the story?

• Rainsford

• Rainsford and Zaroff

• Ivan and two of the captive sailors

• Zaroff, Ivan, and one of Zaroff's best dogs

Which of the following events occurs first?

• Ivan threatens Rainsford.

• Zaroff welcomes Rainsford.

• Zaroff hunts Rainsford.

• Whitney warns Rainsford.

Rainsford finally outwits Zaroff when Rainsford---

• swims to Zaroff's chateau and surprises him

• kills Ivan, leaving Zaroff defenseless

• catches Zaroff in a tiger trap made from a bent sapling

• signals to a passing boat to help him escape

What is Whitney's relationship to Rainsford?

• Hunting guide

• Co-author

• Brother

• Traveling companion