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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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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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.

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

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

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

• 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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Which of the following statements BEST explains how the setting of Ship-Trap Island affects Rainsford?

• He experiences fear like a hunted animal.

• He nearly gets swallowed by quicksand.

• He learns lots of new tricks from Zaroff.

• He develops a taste for fine food.

Zaroff implies that his and Ivan's common race makes them both...

• clever.

• savage.

• English.

• great hunters.

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”

 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.

Which literary term is most significant to the development of the plot of the short story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell?

• Point of view because it relies on first-person to teach a lesson using a primary resource

• Author's purpose because suspense created in the text makes the reader want to continue the story

• Setting because the story could not have happened this way if Rainsford washed up on a different island

• Tone and mood because they serve to reinvigorate the reader and progress the plot to a surprise ending

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Whitney's tales of Ship-Trap Island foreshadow danger lurking nearby closely to the men on the yacht. How does this dialogue impact the story?

• It emphasizes the men's desire to go hunting

• It evokes fear in the readers in order to point out the theme

• It decreases pacing of the plot in order to allow for more details

• It progresses the plot by creating suspense to keep the reader engaged

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