Most Dangerous Game Review for 8th Grade

“Sleep had given him new vigor; a sharp hunger was picking at him.” This line contains   

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

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What figurative language can be found in this line: “giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide-open jaws”?

• metaphor

• personification

• simile and personification

• simile

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“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

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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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

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

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CCSS.RL.7.2

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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

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CCSS.RL.6.4

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

• Rainsford vs. Zaroff

• Rainsford vs. the ocen

• Ivan vs. Zaroff

• Rainsford vs.Ivan

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

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CCSS.RL.7.2

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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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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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

• Rainsford

• Zaroff

• Ivan

• The reader

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Which of the following best describes the climax of The Most Dangerous Game?

• When Rainsford first finds himself shipwrecked

• When Rainsford runs into Zaroff

• When Zaroff explains that he enjoys hunting people as sport

• When Rainsford jumps into the water to make his final escape

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which quote about 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..."

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CCSS.RL.6.4

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