"The Most Dangerous Game" Review

Who is the protagonist of the story?

• Rainsford

• Ivan

• Zaroff

• Whitney

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who is the antagonist?

• General Zaroff

• Rainsford

• Ivan

• Whitney

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CCSS.RL.8.3

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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All the details that the author provides about Ship-Trap Island are examples of _____.

• Indirect characterization

• Foreshadowing

• Theme

• Verbal irony

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

The setting of the story is ______.

• Rio de Janeiro, 1950s

• The Amazon, 1920s

• Ship Trap Island, 1920s

• Ship Trap Island, 1950s

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is an example of a "man vs. nature" conflict from the story?

• When the General tells Rainsford about his "game."

• When Rainsford comes upon Death Swamp.

• When Zaroff's dog Lazarus dies.

• When Ivan holds Rainsford at gunpoint.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

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CCSS.RL.4.3

Is this an example of verbal irony?

You trip over the soccer ball and your friend says, "Your mom should have named you Grace."

• Yes

• No

Zaroff's ideal animal must ______.

• be extremely fast.

• be extremely large.

• be big game.

• be able to reason and think.

Where was Rainsford planning to go before he ended up on Ship Trap Island?

• He was traveling to Rio de Janeiro to hunt the region's big cat: the jaguar.

• He was on his way back to America after having hunted jaguars for a few weeks.

• He was on his way to the Falkland Islands to hunt an unspecified game.

• He was on his way to Argentina to meet up with fellow sport hunters.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

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Is this an example of verbal irony?

"I'm so disappointed we didn't have a snow day today."

• Yes

• No

Which quote from Monsters Inc. is an example of verbal irony?

• "I've always wanted a pet that could kill me!"

• "Put that thing back where it came from, or so help me!"

• "I would have nothing if I didn't have you!"

• "I'm watching you Wazowski. Always watching."

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6