Most Dangerous Game

What could be a theme from "The Most Dangerous Game"?

• Love conquers all
• Good conquers evil
• Home is where the heart is
• The best things in life are free

What do General Zaroff and Rainsford have in common?

• Both like to have fun
• Both are big game hunters
• Both are men about town
• Both were in the army

The exposition occurs when....

• Whitney and Rainsford are discussing big game hunting.

• Rainsford falls overboard.

• General Zaroff invites Rainsford to hunt with him.

Rainsford finally gets the better of Zaroff when Rainsford —

• swims to Zaroff’s château and surprises him
• kills Ivan, leaving Zaroff defenseless
• catches Zaroff in a tiger trap made from a bent sapling
• signals to a passing boat that helps him escape

Which of the following best describes the primary conflict introduced in the story?

• Rainsford vs. Zaroff

• Rainsford vs. the ocean

• Ivan vs. Zaroff

• Rainsford vs. Ivan

Who is the author of "The Most Dangerous Game"?

• Ray Bradbury

• Richard Connell

• Suzanne Collins

• L. Frank Baum

Who is the protagonist of "The Most Dangerous Game?"

• Rainsford

• Zaroff

• Ivan

• The reader

How does Rainsford’s opinion on animals change throughout the story?

• At first, Rainsford believes only humans can feel, but by the end, he agrees with Whitney that animals can also feel “fear of pain” (Paragraph 13).

• At first, Rainsford thinks that there is only one rational animal, humans, but then he discovers the new animal that Zaroff has “invented” (Paragraph 100).

• At first, Rainsford believes humans are smarter than animals, but then he sees that some humans are actually “a very inferior lot” (Paragraph 131).

• At first, Rainsford sees animals only as prizes for human hunters, but later Rainsford sympathizes with the animal “at bay” when he too becomes the hunted (Paragraph 204).

Which of the following statements is the BEST example of foreshadowing how the story might go/end?

• The conversation about the island, including the mention of a dangerous feeling and cannibals.

• The fact that Rainsford smokes a pipe and he loses it

• The fact that Ivan does not speak to Rainsford when he knocks on the door

• Rainsford’s swim in the Caribbean Sea toward the island

Which quote from The Most Dangerous Game could be labeled as irony?

• "The paddling sound of feet on the soft earth..."

• "He lived a year in a minute..."

• "The world famous game hunter was now being hunted as game himself..."

• "The impulse to cry aloud with joy..."