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The Most Dangerous Game

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rainsford attempts to hide in...

a)

a tree

b)

a wrecked ship

c)

Zaroff's basement

2.

Zaroff builds a Malay Mancatcher to capture Rainsford.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Zaroff gives Rainsford a ___ hour start.

a)

1.5

b)

3

c)

6

4.

Ivan can be described as...

a)

brutish and scary

b)

handsome and devilish

c)

thin and wiry

5.

Ivan is very talkative and almost annoys Zaroff.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Rainsford arrives on the island as part of a planned leopard-hunting trip.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Rainsford believes that people should feel badly for animals.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Zaroff recognizes Rainsford from...

a)

his time on the silver screen

b)

his interviews with National Geographic

c)

his books and hunting expertise

9.

At the end of the story, Rainsford is still wearing his clothes from his fall into the ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The reader can tell how cruel Zaroff is when he...

a)

kills a cat in front of Rainsford

b)

hits Ivan for talking too much

c)

explains how he obtains the men he hunts

11.

Which phrase best describes Zaroff's feelings about hunting humans?

a)

"It is what it is."

b)

"If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen."

c)

"Only the strong deserve to survive."

12.

Which is the main conflict?

a)

external conflict with nature (Rainsford vs. the jungle)

b)

internal conflict with self (Rainsford vs. his own thoughts)

c)

external conflict with man (Rainsford vs. Zaroff)

13.

Rainsford heard 6 shots while on the boat.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Rainsford understands the game when...

a)

Zaroff tells him that he can play Ivan's game or the General's game.

b)

He first meets Ivan and Zaroff.

c)

Zaroff begins chasing him into the jungle with a knife.

15.

Rainsford is an expert ________.

a)

Hunter

b)

Fisherman

c)

Trail guide

16.

In the beginning, Rainsford falls overboard and washes up on _________.

a)

Love Island

b)

Ship-Trap Island

c)

Great Gull Island

17.

In the beginning of the story, Rainsford is on the ship speaking with _______.

a)

Geoff

b)

William

c)

Whitney

18.

In this story, _____ is the protagonist and _____ is the antagonist.

a)

Zaroff, Rainsford

b)

Rainsford, Zaroff

c)

Whitney, Ivan

d)

Zaroff, Ivan

19.

Why does General Zaroff hunt humans?

a)

They are safer to hunt than buffalo.

b)

They can think, reason, and make for a challenge.

c)

He was wronged by a human on the main land and now wants revenge.

20.

Which method does Rainsford NOT use in order to hide and/or escape?

a)

He builds a trap.

b)

He hides in a tree.

c)

He jumps off of a cliff.

d)

He hides in a beach cave.

21.

Which type of conflict is NOT in this story?

a)

man vs. nature

b)

man vs. technology

c)

man vs. man

d)

man vs. society

22.

Which item does General Zaroff NOT give to men before he hunts them.

a)

hunting clothes

b)

a large knife

c)

mud boots