The Most Dangerous Game

At the beginning of the story, Rainsford’s feelings towards animals can best be described as—

• Apathetic

• Loving

• Caring

• Serious

Read the following quote: Hunting had ceased to be what you call a ‘sporting proposition.’ It had became too easy. I always got my quarry. Always. There is no greater bore than perfection.

Based on the quote, the reader can infer that General Zaroff—

• Enjoys winning

• No longer enjoys hunting

• Desires a challenge

• Likes to brag

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CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following quotes best foreshadows the story’s plot?

• After the debacle in Russia, I left the country.

• Who cares how a jaguar feels?

• Rainsford remembered the shots.

• Sleep had given him a new vigor.

Read the following quote.

One patch of weeds was stained crimson.

The reader can infer that crimson is meant to mean—

• Blood

• Food

• Dye

• Clothing

Zaroff most likely—

• Admires Rainsford as a hunter

• Values animal lives over human

• Misses Russia

• Is Protective of Ivan

The exposition of the story is when—

• Rainsford hides in the tree

• Ivan points the gun at Rainsford

• Rainsford and Whitney talk on the boat

• Rainsford fights Zaroff in Zaroff's room

The climax of the story is when—

• Rainsford falls off the boat

• Lazarus dies

• Rainsford sleeps in Zaroff's bed

• Rainsford and Zaroff fight in Zaroff's room

A theme of the story is--

• Hunting is fun

• Man is nature's king

• There is no difference between man and animal

• How to survive on an island

Which sentence can best help the reader to determine the meaning of the word disarming?

• With a smile

• I fell off a yacht

• Two small eyes regarded Rainsford

• New York City

Which line provides the best evidence that Rainsford is horrified by Zaroff’s ‘most dangerous game’?

• “But you can’t mean—” gasped Rainsford.

• “This is a grisly joke.”

• “I’m a hunter.”

• “I can show you that your scruples are quite ill founded.”

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3