Spring 25 Most Dangerous Game Review

According to Whitney, what do sailors feel about Ship-Trap Island?

• They have a curious dread of the place.

• They are excited to visit it.

• They think it is a paradise.

• They believe it is full of treasure.

What does Whitney suggest is the best sport in the world?

• Hunting

• Fishing

• Sailing

• Swimming

Why does Whitney say the place has a bad reputation?

• Because of sailor superstition and the crew's nervousness.

• Because it is full of wild animals.

• Because it is always stormy.

• Because it is hard to find on a map.

What explanation does Whitney give for sailors' feelings of dread?

• Sailors have an extra sense that tells them when they are in danger.

• Sailors are always tired and anxious.

• Sailors dislike being on the sea at night.

• Sailors are afraid of wild animals.

According to General Zaroff, what is his one passion in life?

• Cooking

• Traveling

• Hunting

• Sailing

Why did Rainsford feel uncomfortable during dinner with General Zaroff?

• The food was unfamiliar

• The room was too cold

• The general kept studying and appraising him narrowly

• Ivan was making loud noises

Why might General Zaroff’s collection of animal heads and his comments about hunting make Rainsford uneasy?

• Rainsford is a vegetarian

• The heads are poorly preserved

• It suggests Zaroff is obsessed with hunting and possibly dangerous

• Rainsford dislikes taxidermy

Why did General Zaroff stop hunting tigers?

• He was afraid of them

• He found no thrill or real danger in hunting tigers

• He ran out of tigers to hunt

• He was injured by a tiger

How does General Zaroff’s attitude toward hunting differ from that of most people, based on the passage?

• He hunts only for food

• He hunts for sport and thrill, seeking danger and new sensations

• He dislikes hunting altogether

• He prefers to watch others hunt

What reason does General Zaroff give for why hunting no longer fascinated him?

• It had become too easy and he always got his quarry.

• He was too old to hunt.

• He lost interest because he was injured.

• He preferred fishing instead.