"The Most Dangerous Game" Reading Check

What are two possible meanings for the title, "The Most Dangerous Game"?

• Humans; being hunted

• Humans; Ivan's game

• Cape Buffalo; hunting

• Jaguars; Zaroff's game

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How do sailors feel about Ship-Trap Island?

• They enjoy vacationing there.

• They fear it.

• They have no strong feelings about it at all.

• They are curious about it.

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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

While on the yacht, what happens to Rainsford after he hears the gunshots?

• He smokes his pipe, relaxing on the deck.

• He falls asleep.

• He falls into the sea.

• He argues with Whitney about hunting.

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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

Why has General Zaroff lost interest in hunting tigers?

• They are too difficult to find.

• They are too difficult to hunt.

• They are not found on his island.

• They are too easy to hunt.

What, according to General Zaroff, is the most dangerous game.

• human beings

• the Cape buffalo

• tigers

• jaguars

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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

What is Rainsford's first strategy during the hunt?

• Set a trap for Zaroff.

• Get as far away as possible.

• Hide near the chateau.

• Kill Ivan and the hounds.

Who is wounded by the Malay man-catcher?

• Lazarus

• Ivan

• Rainsford

• General Zaroff

How is Ivan wounded during the hunt?

• He is stabbed by a knife.

• He gets caught in quick sand.

• He falls into the pit.

• A tree falls on him.

Which of the following best describes the Burmese tiger trap?

• a knife attached to a sapling, set to spring and strike its victim

• a dead tree leaning against a live one with a trigger causing it to fall

• overgrown foliage arranged to cover a patch of quicksand

• a covered pit with spears coming up from the bottom

Near the end of the story, two "slight annoyances" bother General Zaroff. One is the loss of Ivan,

• Rainsford has cheated.

• Rainsford has killed his best hound.

• Rainsford has injured him with a trap.

• Rainsford has gotten away.

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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