The Most Dangerous Game

What is the meaning of appraising in the following sentence from The Most Dangerous Game? Base your answer on the context clues.

• informing

• avoiding him

• evaluating

• envying

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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

• animal that is hunting

• person who is hunting

• desire to go hunting

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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

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In "The Most Dangerous Game," why does General Zaroff think he is justified in playing his game?

• He feels rich people have more rights than the poor people

• He resents the loss of his home in the Russian Revolution

• 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. 

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In The Most Dangerous Game,"which factor contributes most to General Zaroff's defeat at Rainsford's hands?

• Zaroff's loss of Ivan

• Zaroff's overconfidence

• Zaroff's reliance on his dogs

• Zaroff's inferior hunting skills.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In "The Most Dangerous Game," what is the "game" that Zaroff invents?

• He invites the world's greatest hunters to compete against one another.

• He hunts human beings—sailors he has lured to the island.

• He invites other hunters to compete against Ivan.

• He and Ivan compete against each other in tracking animals.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

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Who is the protagonist in the short story?

• Rainsford

• Zaroff

• Whitney

• Ivan

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CCSS.RL.2.10

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Who is the antagonist in the short story?

• Rainsford

• Zaroff

• Ivan

• Whitney

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CCSS.RL.2.10

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In "The Most Dangerous Game," which answer choice best describes General Zaroff's problem before he invents his "game"?

• He loves hunting but hates to see animals suffer.

• He hates Ivan but needs him for company

• He cares only for hunting, but hunting has begun to bore him.

• He hates Rainsford but must be kind to him.

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

• He starts the story with dialogue, not description.

• He has Whitney go to bed early.

• 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.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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CCSS.RL.7.4

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