The Most Dangerous Game

“I will not lose my nerve, I will not.” This quote from Rainsford is an example of what kind of conflict:

• Man Vs. Man

• Man Vs. Self

• Man Vs. Nature

• Man Vs. Society

“It was in Africa that a Cape buffalo hit me and laid me up for six months. As soon as I recovered, I started for the Amazon to hunt jaguars, for I had heard they were unusually cunning! They weren’t. They were not a match at all for a hunter with his wits about him, and a high-powered rifle. I was bitterly disappointed.”

After reading this passage, what character traits describe General Zaroff?

• Excited and Careless

• Strong and Arrogant

• Passive and Unintelligent

• Fearful and Tormented

“Rainsford knew now how an animal at bay feels.” This line from the story marks a change in Rainsford from how he felt about hunting at the beginning of the story. This change makes Rainsford a ________________ character?

• Antagonist

• Static

• Flat

• Dynamic

What purpose does Whitney serve in the story?

• He was the first man ever hunted and killed by Zaroff.

• He pushes Rainsford overboard the yacht and is responsible for Rainsford being trapped on Ship-Trap Island.

• He saves Rainsford from Ship-Trap Island.

• He tells about the uneasy feeling he has about Ship-Trap Island and foreshadows the rest of the story.

 “Even cannibals wouldn’t live in such a godforsaken place.  But it’s gotten into sailor lore, somehow. Didn’t you notice that the crews nerves seemed a bit jumpy today?”

Based on this quote from the story, what mood is created by the wording used?

• Happiness

• Anger

• Fear

• Suspense

What does the characterization of Zaroff and Ivan as Russian Cossack ethnicity add to the story?

• Suspense

• Mystery

• Calm

• Terror

General Zaroff speaks eloquently about his desire to hunt. “I wanted the ideal animal to hunt, explained the general. So I said, What are the attributes of an ideal quarry? And the answer was, of course, it must have courage, cunning, and above all, it must be able to reason.”  Based on this quote, what characterization of the General best describes his desires?

• To offer his guest a nice place to relax

• To provide entertainment for his guest

• To make his guest suffer for his amusement

• To make his guest feel happy and content

What type of conflict is presented in “The Most Dangerous Game”?

• Man V. Man

• Man V. Nature

• Man V. Self

Which best describes the theme of “The Most Dangerous Game”?

• The tables can turn at any time.

• Revenge is always the answer.

• Friends can come together in unexpected times.

• Hunting humans is not a sport

What can we infer at the end of the story.

• Rainsford slept in Zaroff's bed and Zaroff had lost

• Rainsford went home and Zaroff had lost

• Zaroff won the fight and Rainsford was fed to the dogs

• Rainsford cares too much for the finer points of life