Worksheets"The Most Dangerous Game" Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Whitney and Rainsford's conversation about Ship-Trap Island and hunting as a sport is part of the story's ______.
conflict
exposition
rising action
climax
What element of plot describes the scene in “The Most Dangerous Game” when Rainsford hears a gunshot and upon further inspection falls off the boat and into the Caribbean waters?
Climax
Exposition
Inciting incident
Rising action
The resolution of the story is when _______.
Rainsford surprises Zaroff in his bedroom.
Which of the following statements is the best example of foreshadowing in the story?
The fact that Rainsford smokes a pipe foreshadows his death.
Rainsford's observation of pistol shots and an unfamiliar animal sound when he arrives on Ship-Trap Island foreshadows Zaroff's "game."
The fact that Ivan does not speak foreshadows the story of Ivan’s youth
Rainsford’s construction of traps foreshadows that he is an expert hunter.
Which of the following words best describes the mood in this excerpt from the text?
Jagged crags appeared to jut into the opaqueness . . . Dense jungle came down to the very edge of the cliffs (37).
ominous
placid
disarming
futile
From what point-of-view is "The Most Dangerous Game" told?
First-person from Zaroff's perspective
First-person from Rainsford's perspective
Third-person limited from Rainsford's perspective
Third-person limited from Whitney's perspective
Why does the point-of-view in the story create suspense?
We know everything that Rainsford is thinking.
We don't know what Zaroff is thinking.
We never hear Ivan speak.
Whitney only appears in the first scene of the story.
Which of the following statements BEST explains how the setting of Ship-Trap Island affects Rainsford?
He experiences fear like a hunted animal.
He nearly gets swallowed by quicksand.
He learns lots of new tricks from Zaroff.
He develops a taste for hunting humans.
Which of the following details about Rainsford are true? Select all that apply.
He is experienced in survival situations.
He is a skilled hunter.
He does not condone murder.
He is open to hunting anything.
Which of the following help Rainsford survive his encounter with Zaroff?
reason
instinct
experience
all of the above
Zaroff especially welcomes Rainsford because the general...
is glad to meet another expert hunter
wants news about the outside world
has no other humans on the island to hunt
wishes to share his secret with the world
What is Zaroff’s main reason for preferring to hunt human beings rather than animals?
There is no other big game on his island.
He doesn’t like to kill innocent creatures, and humans are not innocent.
He hates humanity and wants to take revenge against it.
Hunting men is more of a challenge than hunting beasts because they can reason.
How does Zaroff justify playing his "game?"
He hunts people he considers inferior.
His quarry has an equal opportunity to kill him.
He takes really good care of the game on his island.
He hunts criminals.
Why does Zaroff eventually hunt Rainsford?
Rainsford is more experienced than the sailors he normally hunts and will present more of a challenge.
Rainsford has the power to expose his secret.
He has to prove that he is better than Rainsford.
He wants Rainsford to understand his game.
How do we learn about Zaroff's character? Select all that apply.
Through flashbacks
Through his words
Through his actions
Through his thoughts
Through what Ivan says about him
Rainsford first realizes he is going to be Zaroff's quarry when ...
he sees the blood and an empty cartridge in the bush
Zaroff claims to hunt game that is more dangerous than the Cape buffalo
Zaroff claims to have invented a new kind of game to hunt
Zaroff tells him to join the hunt or become Ivan’s sport
What does Rainsford do to elude Zaroff? Select all that apply.
He builds a Malay Mancatcher.
He digs a Burmese Tiger Pit.
He wades through the quicksand of Death Swamp.
He jumps off of a cliff into the sea and swims back to the chateau.
Rainsford finally gets the better of Zaroff when he
swims to Zaroff’s château and surprises him
kills Ivan, leaving Zaroff defenseless
catches Zaroff in a tiger trap made from a bent sapling
signals to a passing boat that helps him escape
What is Zaroff's downfall?
He does not believe Rainsford is his equal.
He is overconfident in his chances of winning during the chase.
He forgets that there is a channel that could allow Rainsford to escape back to the chateau.
He relies too much on Ivan and his hounds to track Rainsford down.
Which of the following statements BEST describes what Rainsford realizes at the end of the story?
Instinct is no match for reason.
He is a better hunter than Zaroff.
A cornered animal feels desperate.
He is capable of killing when he has to.
The last sentence of the story is, “He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided.” What important piece of plot information does that sentence give you?
Rainsford has safely reached his homeland.
Rainsford has a history of sleep problems.
Zaroff has lost the final duel.
Rainsford cares too much about luxuries.
Who can the reader assume dies at the end of the story?
Ivan
Zaroff
Rainsford
The hounds
Is it reason or instinct that makes Rainsford kill Zaroff?
Reason
Instinct
Unclear - that's what's scary
Neither
Which of the following techniques does the author use to create suspense in the story? Select all that apply.
Ellipses to indicate a cliff-hanger
Foreshadowing
Mood (word choice to describe the setting)
Limited point-of-view
What are the TWO (2) meanings of the word "game" from the title of the story?
Animals people hunt for fun
Animals that are challenging to track and kill
A violent video game
A sport
