English 9A Exam Review - MDG

 In the sentence, “Don’t be alarmed,” said Rainford, with a smile which he hoped was disarming. Disarming means.

• Refined

• Convincing

• Ignore

• Emergency

In the sentence, ”We do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here.” Amenities means

• Conveniences

• Prey

• Attentively

• People

In the sentence, “A very inferior lot, I regret to say.” Inferior means.

• Passionate

• Urgent

• Large

• Poor quality

In the sentence, “Dusk came, then darkness, and still he pressed on.” Pressed means

• Continue

• Smash

• Crucial

• Urgent

Capable of being touched or felt; having actual form and substance, means...

• Condone

• Amenity

• Tangible

• Sing

Intensely enthusiastic, means...

• Quarry

• Zealous

• Cultivating

• Sad

The object of hunted prey, means...

• Quarry

• Disarming

• Tangible

• Pressed

Absolutely necessary, means...

• Imperative

• Uncanny

• Pressed

• Tangible

What is the setting of the story?

• The Caribbean Sea in the 1900s.

• Rio De Janeiro in the 1980s.

• The East Indies in the 1600s

• Florida in 1710

How does Rainsford feel about hunting at the beginning of the story?

• Prey are able to reason and should be hunted.

• Prey have no feelings and should be hunted.

• It is unknown because they don’t talk about it

• He wants to eat them