The Most Dangerous Game Test

Rainsford comes to the island because he--

• swims to it after accidentally falling overboard

• wishes to hunt on the island

• wants to bring the evil Zaroff to justice

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Zaroff especially welcomes Rainsford because the general --

• is glad to meet another expert hunter

• has no other humans to hunt

• wishes to share his secret with the world

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Zaroff's main reason for preferring to hunt human beings rather than animals is--

• there is no other big game on his island

• he doesn't like to kill innocent creatures

• hunting men is more of a challenge than hunting beasts

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Rainsford first realizes he is going to be the prey when--

• Zaroff claims to hunt game that is more dangerous than the Cape buffalo

• Zaroff claims to have invented a new kind of game to hunt

• Zaroff tells him to join the hunt or become Ivan's sport

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Please read the passage below and then answer the corresponding questions.

"The Most Dangerous Game": Character Analysis

He struggled to the surface and tried to cry out, but the wash from the speeding yacht slapped him in the face and the salt water in his mouth made him gag and strangle. Desperately he struck out with strong strokes after the receding lights of the yacht, but he stopped before he had swam fifty feet. A certain coolheadedness had come to him; it was not the first time he had been in a tight place. There was a chance his cries could be heard from someone aboard the yacht, but that chance grew slender and more slender as the yacht raced on.

Make sure the answer to Part B supports the answer to Part A.

Part A

From this paragraph, the reader can infer that ultimately Rainsford is a character who…

• does not know what to do

• remains calm when under distress

• is scared

• has a thirst for adventure

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Please read the passage below and then answer the corresponding questions.

"The Most Dangerous Game": Character Analysis

He struggled to the surface and tried to cry out, but the wash from the speeding yacht slapped him in the face and the salt water in his mouth made him gag and strangle. Desperately he struck out with strong strokes after the receding lights of the yacht, but he stopped before he had swam fifty feet. A certain coolheadedness had come to him; it was not the first time he had been in a tight place. There was a chance his cries could be heard from someone aboard the yacht, but that chance grew slender and more slender as the yacht raced on.

Make sure the answer to Part B supports the answer to Part A.

Part B

Which piece of textual evidence best supports the answer to Part A?

• “He struggled to the surface and tried to cry out”

• “He struck out with long strokes”

• “A certain coolheadnesses had come to him”

• “There was a chance his cries could be heard”

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Read the passage below and then answer the corresponding questions. 

"The Most Dangerous Game": Character Relationships

The man’s only answer was to raise with his thumb the hammer of his revolver. Then Rainsford saw the man’s free hand go to his forehead in a military salute, and he saw him click his heels together and stand at attention. Another man [General Zaroff] was coming down the broad marble steps, an erect, slender man in evening clothes. He advanced to Rainsford and held out his hand. 

From this paragraph, the reader can infer what about the relationship between Ivan and General Zaroff?

• Ivan does not respect Zaroff

• 
  Ivan is Zaroff’s superior

• Zaroff is Ivan’s superior

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The best evidence that Zaroff is aware of his own viciousness and cruelty is that he--

• makes fun of Rainsford being afraid

• says that all Cossacks are savage and that he, Zaroff, is a Cossack

• claims that it is not murder to kills sailors because they are "scum"

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

• Only the strong deserve to survive

• 
  Individual freedom is more important than laws

• Human beings are not morally responsible for one another

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Rainsford finally gets the better of Zaroff when Rainsford--

• swims to Zaroff's chateua and surprises him

• kills Ivan, leaving Zaroff defenseless

• catches Zaroff in a tiger trap made from a bent sapling