The Joy of "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.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the "game" that Zaroff has invented?

• He invites the world's greatest hunters to compete against one another.
• He hunts human beings on his island.

• He captures sailors to fight with Ivan.

• He tracks Cape Buffalo and jaguars.

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.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

How did Rainsford get to General Zaroff's island?

• He fell off his boat.

• His small airplane crashed.

• He heard gunshots and jumped in the water to escape.

• He responded to a mysterious letter to learn about the new game.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

“He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided.”

What is the significance of this line?

• It's a hyperbole to show that Zaroff had to spend the night in a tree.

• It's one of the lines that shows that Rainsford first believes that Zaroff is very civilized.

• It's the first line of the story that shows Rainsford falling asleep on the deck of the ship.

• It's the last line of the story showing that Rainsford won and then slept in Zaroff's bed.I

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which of the following best describes the primary conflict?

• Rainsford vs. Zaroff

• Rainsford vs. the ocean

• Zaroff vs. the Cape Buffalo

• Rainsford vs. Ivan

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following BEST describes the mood of the following passage:

"There was no sound in the night as Rainsford sat there but the muffled throb of the engine that drove the yacht swiftly through the darkness, and the swish and ripple of the wash of the propeller.

Rainsford, reclining in a steamer chair, indolently puffed on his favorite brier. The sensuous drowsiness of the night was on him."

• Relaxed

• Tense

• Frightened

• Joyous

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which of the following BEST describes the mood of the following passage:

"Rainsford held his breath. The general’s eyes had left the ground and were traveling inch by inch up the tree. Rainsford froze there, every muscle tensed for a spring. But the sharp eyes of the hunter stopped before they reached the limb where Rainsford lay; a smile spread over his brown face."

• Calm

• Suspenseful

• Humorous

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Why does the General smile and turn away from the tree where Rainsford is hiding?

• he thinks that he has found another trail
• he wants to save him to hunt another day
• he is satisfied with his work for the day
• he resolves to find Rainsford the next day

How did one of Zaroff's hunting dogs die in the hunt for Rainsford?

• He tried to save Ivan.

• He fell in the Burmese Tiger Pit.

• He got lost in the jungle on the first night of the hunt.

• He choked on the bones of this latest victim.