"The Most Dangerous Game"

How does the author create suspense at the beginning of the selection?

• He starts the story with dialogue, not description
• He has Whitney refer to Captain Nielsen, a dangerous figure.
• He has Whitney describe the mysterious reputation of the island they are passing.
• He shows how Whitney and Rainsford plan to go hunting in the Amazon.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following best describes the primary conflict introduced in the story?

• Rainsford vs. Zaroff
• Rainsford vs. the ocen
• Ivan vs. Zaroff
• Rainsford vs.Ivan

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In "The Most Dangerous Game," which answer choice best describes General Zaroff's problem before he invents his "game"?

• He loves hunting but hates to see animals suffer.
• He hates Ivan but needs him for company
• He cares only for hunting, but hunting has begun to bore him.
• He hates Rainsford but must be kind to him.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

In "The Most Dangerous Game," what is the "game" that Zaroff invents?

• He invites the world's greatest hunters to compete against one another.
• He hunts human beings—sailors he has lured to the island.
• He invites other hunters to compete against Ivan.
• He and Ivan compete against each other in tracking animals.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

In "The Most Dangerous Game," why does Zaroff feel his game is not immoral?

• He does not directly kill his victims.
• He gives his visitors plenty of good food and exercise.
• He respects his victims' feelings.
• He believes that the weak exist to give pleasure to the strong.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In "The Most Dangerous Game," Zaroff tells Rainsford that his visitors always choose to participate in the hunt rather than face Ivan. What can you infer from this remark?

• The visitors greatly enjoy Zaroff's game.
• The visitors have formed secret plans to escape.
• The visitors would rather take their chances in the hunt than be tortured.
• Zaroff tricks them into believing that the hunt will not hurt them.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

By the end of the story, Rainsford has experienced all of the following conflicts EXCEPT-

• Man v. Nature

• Man v. Self

• Man v. Man

• Man v. Machine

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following best describes "The Most Dangerous Game?"

• a classic struggle between rich and poor

• a bitter attack on hunting

• a deadly contest between two hunters

• a superstitious tale told by sailors

Which of the following comes first in "The Most Dangerous Game?"

• Rainsford spears Ivan

• Rainsford falls overboard

• Ransford sleeps in Zaroff's bed

• Rainsford leaps into the sea

Zaroff tells Rainsford that the visitors to the island always choose to go hunting with him. What can you infer from that remark?

• The visitors like to play Zaroff's game.

• They have formed secret plans to escape

• They are willing to take their chances with the hunt rather than to be tortured by Ivan

• Zaroff tricks them into believing that the hunt will not hurt them