Test: MDG, Context Clues, Fact/Opinion, Types of Conflict

Place the traps Rainsford made in chronological order (time) with left being first.

• Burmese Tiger Pit

• Malay Man-Catcher

• Tree sapling knife trap

Match the following character to the correct quote:

• Whitney

• “Where there are gunshots, there are men. Where there are men, there is food,”

• Rainsford

• The old charts call it ‘ Ship-Trap Island.’ "

• General Zaroff

• “The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure.”

Match the following

• Rainsford

• Described as deaf and dumb.

• Ivan

• Believed that jaguars could experience fear and pain

• General Zaroff

• Lead a division of Cossack Cavalry

• Whitney

• A celebrated hunter who experienced being hunted

Who is the protagonist in the short story?

• Rainsford

• Zaroff

• Whitney

• Ivan

Who is the antagonist in the short story?

• Rainsford

• Zaroff

• Ivan

• Whitney

What is the setting of the short story?

• Rio

• Ship Trap Island

• China

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.

In "The Most Dangerous Game," what is the "game" that Zaroff invents?

• He invites the world's greatest hunters to compete against one another.
• He hunts human beings—sailors he has lured to the island.
• He invites other hunters to compete against Ivan.
• He and Ivan compete against each other in tracking animals.

What do General Zaroff and Rainsford have in common?

• They both enjoy fishing.

• They both enjoy listening to music.

• They both own yachts.

• They are both big game hunters.

 Which of the following statements best describes how Zaroff justifies his hunting of human beings?

• Animal life is more precious than human life.
• Only the strong deserve to survive.
• Individual freedom is more important than laws.
• Human beings are not morally responsible for one another.