The Most Dangerous Game Lesson

What is the plot of The Most Dangerous Game?

• Rainsford must escape Zaroff, a crazy Russian who is trying to hunt him as a sport.

• Zaroff is shipwrecked and must find his way home.

True or False: Rainsford and Zaroff are fighting for the same goal.

• True

• False

Who is the protagonist of the story?

• Rainsford

• Ivan

• Zaroff

• Whitney

Who is the antagonist?

• General Zaroff

• Rainsford

• Ivan

• Whitney

Which is NOT a theme in the short story?

• People are animals.

• Wealth does not always equal happiness.

• The divide between the hunter and what is being hunted shows a power structure in the natural world.

• Humans, like animals, rely on their instincts for survival.

Chose where the action best fits in the plot diagram structure: The dialogue between Rainsford and Zaroff when they first sit down to eat.

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

Chose where the action best fits in the plot diagram structure: Zaroff’s death

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

Chose where the action best fits in the plot diagram structure: Rainsford meeting Ivan at the door of the castle.

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

Chose where the action best fits in the plot diagram structure: Zaroff coming home after hunting Rainsford

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

Chose where the action best fits in the plot diagram structure: Whitney and Rainsford speaking on the yacht.

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution