Most Dangerous Game test

In The Most Dangerous Game, which event happens first?

• Rainsford's trap kills Ivan.
• Rainsford sleeps in Zaroff's bed.
• Rainsford falls overboard.
• Rainsford leaps into the sea.

What is the meaning of appraising in the following sentence from The Most Dangerous Game? Base your answer on the context clues. Whenever he looked up from his plate he found the general studying him, appraising him narrowly.

• informing
• evaluating
• envying
• avoiding him

What is the meaning of quarry in the following passage from "The Most Dangerous Game?" Base your answer on context clues. "I wanted the ideal animal to hunt, "explained the general. "So I said" 'What are the attributes of an ideal quarry?"'

• animal that is hunted
• person who is hunting
• desire to go hunting
• animal that is hunting

What is the meaning of futile in the following sentence from "The Most Dangerous Game?" Base your answers on context clues. Now he had got a grip on himself, had stopped, and was taking stock of himself and the situation. He saw that straight flight was futile; inevitably it would bring him face to face with the sea.

• direct
• useless
• obvious
• understandable

Why does General Zaroff think he is justified in playing his game?

• He feels rich people have more rights than the poor people
• He feels that people have the right to use whatever power they have.
• He wishes to share the pleasure he feels in the game with others.
• He resents the loss of his home in the Russian Revolution

Which factor contributes most to General Zaroff's defeat at Rainsford's hands?

• Zaroff's loss of Ivan
• Zaroff's reliance on his dogs
• Zaroff's inferior hunting skills.
• Zaroff's overconfidence

Who is the protagonist in the short story?

• Rainsford
• Whitney
• Zaroff
• Ivan

Who is the antagonist in the short story?

• Rainsford
• Whitney
• Zaroff
• Ivan

What is the setting of the short story?

• China
• Rio
• Ship Trap Island

How does the author create suspense at the beginning of the selection?

• He starts the story with dialogue, not description.
• He has Whitney describe the mysterious reputation of the island they are passing.
• He shows how Whitney and Rainsford plan to go hunting in the Amazon.
• He has Whitney go to bed early.