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The Most Dangerous Game

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

"Sailors have a curious dread of the place." The word dread used here is what part of speech?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

2.

What part of speech is the word tangible in the following sentence: "Sometimes I think evil is a tangible thing."

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

3.

"...trying to peer through the dank tropical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht." What part of speech is the word palpable used in this sentence?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

4.

Identify the part of speech for the word amended as used here: "For the hunter", amended Whitney.

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

5.

Identify the part of speech for the word quarry used here: "I suppose the first three shots I heard was when the hunter flushed his quarry and wounded it."

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

6.

What part of speech is the word indolently used here: "Rainsford, reclining in a steamer chair, indolently puffed on his favorite brier."

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adverb

7.

Identify the part of speech for the word gargoyle used here: "The stone steps were real enough; the massive door with leering gargoyle for a knocker was real enough..."

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adverb

8.

What is a Cossack?

a)

a soldier for the Tsar of Russia

b)

a member of a southern Russian people

c)

a traitor of the Russian army.

9.

"In a cultivated voice marked by a slight accent that gave it added precision and deliberateness..." The word cultivated means:

a)

removing dislike or suspicion

b)

a region in central Asia

c)

showing good education and proper manners

10.

How did Rainsford end up on Ship-Trap Island?

a)

General Zaroff read his book on hunting snow leopards and invited him as guest.

b)

Whitney, a passenger aboard the yacht, pushed him overboard.

c)

Rainsford hears gunshots; moves to the edge of the ship to see more and falls overboard.

11.

Who did Rainsford first meet on the island?

a)

Ivan

b)

Whitney

c)

General Zaroff

12.

What is Rainsford's first name?

a)

Whitney

b)

Sanger

c)

Ivan

13.

What advice did General Zaroff give Rainsford regarding the rules of the game/hunt?

a)

"I will give you my word as a gentleman and a sportsman."

b)

"I suggest you wear moccasins: they leave a poorer trail."

c)

"I suggest, too, that you avoid the big swamp in the southeast corner of the island.

14.

What phrase did Rainsford keep repeating while he fought his way through the bush for two hours?

a)

"I'm gonna kill you General Zaroff. I'm gonna kill you General Zaroff."

b)

"I must keep my nerve. I must keep my nerve."

c)

"Oh, God! Oh, God!"

15.

In his first attempt to survive the hunt, what did Rainsford do?

a)

"I'll give him a trail to follow."

b)

"Well, I must beg you to excuse me now, I always take a siesta after lunch."

c)

"He had not been entirely clear-headed when the chateau gates snapped shut behind him."