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.

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

• clever.

• savage.

• English.

• great hunters.

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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”

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 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.

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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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