MDG Comprehension Check #2

What type of conflict is shown when Rainsford must struggle with the sea to find land?

• External--Man Vs. Self
• Internal--Man Vs. Man
• External--Man vs. Nature
• Internal--Man Vs. Nature

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

What evidence shows that General Zaroff is a wealthy man?

• He lives in a palatial chateau 
• He has a guard/servant
• He owns very fine clothes
• All three pieces of evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is the difference between direct and indirect characterization?

• Direct = Infers; Indirect= Mimics
• Direct = Tells; Indirect = Shows
• Direct = Shows; Indirect = Infers
• Direct = Tells; Indirect = Shows

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What type of characterization is this: "He was a tall man past middle age, for his hair was a vivid white"

• Direct
• Indirect

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Ivan is described as “a simple fellow, but...a bit of a savage." What type of characterization?

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization

Which character is described here through direct characterization: "the man was singularly handsome... he was an erect, slender man."

• Ivan

• Rainsford

• Whitney

• General Zaroff

"You see, I read all books on hunting published in English, French, and Russian."

Based on the above lines, readers can characterize General Zaroff as:

• Manipulative

• Well educated

• Simple

• Wealthy

Why has General Zaroff resorted to hunting humans?

• He is a cannibal 
• He is an animal lover
• He wanted to hunt an animal that could reason
• He already had one of every animal head

How does Zaroff stock his island with game?

• He hires a cruise ship company to bring them.

• Ivan traps them with the dogs.

• He uses the islnd's native people.

• He misdirects ships, causing them to crash into rocks with razor-sharp edges.

True or False: Rainsford praises General Zaroff for creating a new and more dangerous type of game to hunt.

• True

• False