The Most Dangerous Game Part 1

What is the name of the "evil" island that the sailors fear?

• Zaroff Island

• Ship-Trap Island

• Skull Island

• Death Island

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What do Rainsford and Whitney disagree on? 

• whether or not a jaguar has feelings.
• where they will be going to hunt.
• which one of them has killed the biggest jaguar. 
• which one is the better hunter.

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How is Rainsford separated from the yacht?

• He lunges for his dropped pipe and loses his balance
• He is pushed off by a frightened crew member
• He jumps off
• He is shot

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Why did Zaroff believe this animal was so formidable?

• because of its ability to reason
• because of its great speed
• because of its greater strength
• because of its ability to speak

Which of the following statements is the best example of foreshadowing in the story?

• Whitney’s tales of Ship-Trap Island foreshadow danger.

• The fact that Rainsford smokes a pipe foreshadows his death.

• The fact that Ivan does not speak foreshadows the story of Ivan’s youth.

• Rainsford’s construction of traps foreshadows that he is an expert hunter.

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Foreshadowing is a —

• look back at what happened before the story began

• hint about what is to come in the plot

• scene that is out of chronological order

• struggle between inner and outer forces

  
  

 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.

• Individual freedom is more important than laws.

• Human beings are not morally responsible for one another.

  
  

The best evidence that Zaroff is aware of his own viciousness and cruelty is that he —

• makes fun of Rainsford for being afraid

• explains how he obtains the men he hunts

• says that all Cossacks are savage and that he, Zaroff, is a Cossack

• claims that it is not murder to kill sailors because they are “scum”

  
  

Zaroff especially welcomes Rainsford because the general —

• is glad to meet another expert hunter

• wants news about the outside world

• has no other humans on the island to hunt

• wishes to share his secret with the world

Descriptive language used to paint a mental picture for the reader is called -

• Imagery
• Symbolism
• Metaphor
• Personification