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The Most Dangerous Game Comprehension Check 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How does the author create suspense at the beginning of the selection?
a)
He starts the story with dialogue, not description
b)
He has Whitney refer to Captain Nielsen, a dangerous figure.
c)
He has Whitney describe the mysterious reputation of the island they are passing.
d)
He shows how Whitney and Rainsford plan to go hunting in the Amazon.
2.
Why is it relevant that Zaroff is a "Cossack"? It reveals-
a)
He is Russian
b)
His fierceness 
c)
His immorality 
d)
All of the above
3.
All of the following words/ phrases describe IVAN except
a)
Incredibly Strong
b)
A Cossack
c)
Thoughtful
d)
Huge
4.
Who is the protagonist of "The Most Dangerous Game?"
a)
Rainsford
b)
Zaroff
c)
Ivan
d)
The reader
5.
Where is Rainsford's yacht headed for?
a)
Rio de Janeiro
b)
Jamaica
c)
London
d)
Africa
6.
Who is Rainsford's friend that he is talking with at the beginning of the story?
a)
Whitney
b)
Washington
c)
Bellinger
d)
Egan
7.
What is the name of the "evil" island that the sailors fear?
a)
Zaroff Island
b)
Ship-Trap Island
c)
Skull Island
d)
Death Island
8.
How is Rainsford separated from the yacht?
a)
He lunges for his dropped pipe and loses his balance
b)
He is pushed off by a frightened crew member
c)
He jumps off to save a crewman
d)
He is shot by the captain
9.
Who is the first person to "greet" Rainsford at the door of the palatial chateau?
a)
Ivan
b)
An odd looking butler
c)
General Zaroff
d)
A large dog
10.

The setting of The Most Dangerous Game is...

a)

Zaroff's house

b)

New York City

c)

Ship Trap Island

d)

The Sumerian Jungle

11.

What type of conflict is presented in The Most Dangerous Game?

a)

man vs. nature

b)

man vs. self

c)

man vs. man

d)

all of the above

12.

Who is the story's antagonist?

a)

Ivan

b)

Zaroff

c)

Rainsford

d)

Harrison Bergeron

13.

At the beginning of the story, Rainsford says, "The world is made up of only two classes - the hunters, and the huntees." This is an example of

a)

Suspense

b)

External Conflict

c)

Internal Conflict

d)

Foreshadowing

14.

Which of the following displays the type of conflict, man vs. nature?

a)

Rainsford's anxiety when he falls off the boat.

b)

Rainsford's fear of being tortured and killed by Ivan.

c)

Rainsford confronting General Zaroff in the bedroom.

d)

Rainsford's struggle to survive and swim to shore when he falls off of the yacht.

15.
The pistol shots Rainsford hears at the beginning of the story are an example of 
a)
Suspense
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Both suspense and foreshadowing
d)
Neither suspense nor foreshadowing