Lesson 1: The Most Dangerous Game & The Veldt

Which vocabulary word means to gradually pass through small openings?

• Efficiency
• Recede
• Seep
• Appalled

Which vocabulary word means to allow or approve?

• Appalled
• Efficiency
• Recede
• Condone

Which vocabulary word means lazily?

• Efficiency
• Vigor
• Indolently
• Imprudent

Which literary device is used in the phrase 'The children were playing in the veldt like young lions' in 'The Veldt'?

• Simile
• Personification
• Foreshadowing
• Metaphor

In "The Most Dangerous Game," which character's internal conflicts contribute most to the story's action and its effect on the reader?

• Whitney's

  
  

• Zaroff's

  
  

• Ivan's

  
  

• Rainsford's

  
  

Which vocabulary word means unbearable or intolerable?

• Insufferable
• Conjure
• Vague
• Efficiency

Which vocabulary word means shocked or horrified?

• Recede
• Efficiency
• Appalled
• Seep

What is the theme present in 'The Veldt'?

• The dangers of technology
• The power of imagination
• The consequences of greed
• The importance of family

What is the difference between internal and external conflict?

• Internal conflict is between two characters, while external conflict is within a character.
• Internal conflict is physical, while external conflict is emotional.
• Internal conflict is emotional, while external conflict is physical.
• Internal conflict is within a character, while external conflict is between a character and an outside force.

Which type of conflict is present in 'The Veldt'?

• Both internal and external conflict
• External conflict
• Internal conflict
• No conflict