The Most Dangerous Game Review

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.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

"The old charts call it 'Ship-Trap Island,'" Whitney replied. "A suggestive name, isn't it? Sailors have a curious dread of the place. I don't know why. Some superstition --"

• allusion

• imagery

• metaphor

• foreshadowing

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The reader can tell how cruel Zaroff is when he...

• kills a cat in front of Rainsford

• hits Ivan for talking too much

• explains how he obtains the men he hunts

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CCSS.RL.8.3

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Which phrase best describes Zaroff's feelings about hunting humans?

• "It is what it is."

• "If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen."

• "Only the strong deserve to survive."

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which is the main conflict?

• external conflict with nature (Rainsford vs. the jungle)

• internal conflict with self (Rainsford vs. his own thoughts)

• external conflict with man (Rainsford vs. Zaroff)

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

In this story, _____ is the protagonist and _____ is the antagonist.

• Zaroff, Rainsford

• Rainsford, Zaroff

• Whitney, Ivan

• Zaroff, Ivan

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which best describes the theme of The Most Dangerous Game?

• The tables can turn at any time.

• Friends can come together in unexpected places.

• Revenge is always the answer.

• Never underestimate your family.

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The climax of The Most Dangerous Game is when...

• Rainsford is hiding in the tree.

• Rainsford jumps off the cliff.

• Ivan gets killed by Rainsford's trap.

• The Burmese tiger pit kills Zaroff's dog.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

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All the details that the author provides about Ship-Trap Island are examples of _____

• a flashback

• foreshadowing

• theme

• point to view