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WorksheetsShort Stories Review - INT & MDG
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
"The Most Dangerous Game" is best described as...
a classic confrontation between good and evil.
a bitter attack on the morality of hunting.
a deadly contest between two hunters.
an amusing tale told by superstitious sailors.
Which of the following events comes first in "The Most Dangerous Game"?
Rainsford spears Ivan.
Rainsford falls overboard.
Rainsford sleeps in Zaroff's bed.
Rainsford leaps into the sea.
Zaroff doesn't consider his sport immoral because he...
doesn't directly kill his victims (someone else always does).
gives his visitors plenty of good food and exercise.
respects his victims as real and worthwhile human beings.
believes that the weak were made to give the strong pleasure.
I which of the following ways does the author make the plot more suspenseful?
He has Whitney and Rainsford discuss jaguar hunting.
He does not clearly state what "new" animal Zaroff hunts on the island.
He makes Zaroff a tall, handsome, and rich man.
He explains that Zaroff has hunted many animals throughout the world.
Which of the following sentences best describes Zaroff's problem?
He loves hunting but hates the suffering of his victims.
He hates human beings but needs them for his twisted game.
He cares only for hunting, which has begun to bore him.
He doesn't like Rainsford, but he must show him kindness.
Which of the following statements by General Zaroff adds to the suspense of the story?
"After the debacle in Russia, I left the country."
"I was about to have my dinner when you came. I'll wait for you."
"I've read your book about hunting snow leopards in Tibet, you see."
"To date, I have not lost."
Why does the General seem to be studying Rainsford during the first dinner together?
He is sizing up Rainsford's appetite, to determine his strength.
He is trying to determine what kind of foe Rainsford would make.
He is wondering if Rainsford suspects that anything is wrong.
He is trying to make Rainsford uncomfortable.
In addition to being defeated by Rainsford's hunting skills, Zaroff is also defeated by his own...
overconfidence.
loss of Ivan the giant.
inattention to detail.
lack of hunting skills.
What occurs at the resolution of the story?
Rainsford appears in Zaroff's bedroom.
Zaroff finds Rainsford's circular fox trail.
Rainsford dives into the sea.
One of Zaroff's dogs falls into Rainsford's trap.
Rainsford succeeds largely because...
he is resourceful and refuses to play by Zaroff's rules.
he considers Zaroff's "sport" to be cold-blooded murder.
he has no sympathy for the animals he hunts.
he believes life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong.
The main lesson of "The Interlopers" concerns the...
foolishness of silly and petty quarrels.
danger of the winter woods.
excitement of hunting.
benefits of friendship.
What prompted Ulrich to go into the woods on the night of the story in "The Interlopers"?
He hoped to find Georg and reconcile their differences.
He needed to go hunting for food.
He suspected that Georg would be poaching in the forest.
He wanted to drive the wolves away from his land.
What is the first indication that the men in "The Interlopers" may end the feud?
Georg is caught by Ulrich on Ulrich's land.
Ulrich offers Georg a drink of his wine.
Georg and Ulrich together call for help.
Ulrich laughs as figures come toward him.
Which of these is an example of external conflict in "The Interlopers"?
Ulrich threatening Georg
Ulrich trying to decide if he should share wine with Georg
Georg trying to decide if he should accept Ulrich's offer of friendship
Ulrich deciding not to shoot Georg
Which of the following correctly identifies causes and effect in "The Interlopers"?
- Cause: land dispute | Effect: lifelong feud
- Cause: strong wind | Effect: fallen tree
- Cause: shouts for help | Effect: arrival of wolves
- Cause: pack of wolves | Effect: desire to end feud
1, 2, and 3
1, 2, and 4
2, 3, and 4
1, 3, and 4
