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The Most Dangerous Game Test

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does Rainsford get to the island

a)

his ship crashes.

b)

he falls overboard, then swims.

c)

he goes there by plane to hunt.

d)

he was already on the island when the story began.

2.

What does Rainsford see that he thinks is a mirage?

a)

A lake in the middle of the island.

b)

A big house on the island.

c)

A boat coming in the distance.

d)

He doesn’t see anything.

3.

What is General Zaroff’s main reason for wanting to hunt people instead of animals?

a)

There are no big animals on his island.

b)

He doesn’t like to kill animals.

c)

He hates people.

d)

He was bored with animals and hunting men is more of a challenge.

4.

Why does General Zaroff thinks that men are most challenging and different from animals?

a)

Humans have courage.

b)

Humans kill one another in war.

c)

Humans have the ability to reason

d)

Humans have instinct.

5.

If Rainsford does not join the game, he will be

a)

sent back to New York

b)

tortured by Ivan

c)

drowned in the sea

d)

locked in the cellars

6.

Rainsford tries to escape Zaroff several ways. Which of the following is not one of them?

a)

He crosses and recrosses his trail in circles.

b)

He hides high in a big tree.

c)

He hides in a cave near the sea.

d)

He builds three traps.

7.

Why is Rainsford able to reenter the house without getting caught?

a)

The dogs and Zaroff are still in the woods.

b)

He has managed to steal a key.

c)

He climbs through an open bedroom window.

d)

A prisoner inside opens the front door for him.

8.

At the end of the story, Rainsford is

a)

killed by General Zaroff.

b)

eaten by the dogs.

c)

rescued by his yacht.

d)

waking up in Zaroff’s bed.

9.

Who is dead by the end of the story?

a)

Rainsford

b)

Zaroff, Ivan, and one of Zaroff’s best dogs

c)

Zaroff, Ivan, and Whitney

d)

Zaroff, Ivan, and two other captives on the island

10.

During the hunt, Rainsford is best described as

a)

scared, but smart

b)

calm and relaxed

c)

amused by the general

d)

slow to understand the game

11.
Who is the protagonist of "The Most Dangerous Game?"
a)
Rainsford
b)
Zaroff
c)
Ivan
d)
The reader
12.
Who is Rainsford's friend that he is talking with at the beginning of the story?
a)
Whitney
b)
Washington
c)
Bellinger
d)
Egan
13.
Where is Rainsford's yacht headed for?
a)
Rio de Janeiro
b)
Jamaica
c)
London
d)
Africa
14.
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
15.
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
16.
What is Rainsford's first name?
a)
Munsford
b)
Richard
c)
Thatcher
d)
Sanger
17.
What does Rainsford think is the most dangerous of all big game?
a)
Siberian Tiger
b)
Jaguars
c)
Cape Buffalo
d)
Grizzly Bear
18.
Why does the General smile and turn away from the tree where Rainsford is hiding?
a)
he thinks that he has found another trail
b)
he wants to save him to hunt another day
c)
he is satisfied with his work for the day
d)
he resolves to find Rainsford the next day
19.
Rainsford's Burmese Tiger pit claimed a victim.  Who or what was it?
a)
Ivan
b)
Rainsford
c)
Zaroff
d)
One of Zaroff's hunting dogs
20.

What target does Rainsford's sapling knife trick hit?

a)

a tree

b)

Zaroff

c)

Ivan

d)

Another of Zaroff's dogs

21.
Which of the following statements is the BEST example of foreshadowing how the story might go/end?
a)
The conversation about the island, including the mention of a dangerous feeling and cannibals.
b)
The fact that Rainsford smokes a pipe and he loses it
c)
The fact that Ivan does not speak to Rainsford when he knocks on the door
d)
Rainsford’s swim in the Caribbean Sea toward the island 
22.
How does Rainsford feel about the hunted (prey) when he is talking to Whitney on the yacht?
a)
He empathizes with them
b)
He believes they have no feelings
c)
He thinks they deserve to die
d)
He sympathizes with them
23.
Who was the gigantic, black-bearded man who "greeted" Rainsford at the chateau?
a)
Whitney
b)
Rainesford
c)
Zaroff
d)
Ivan
24.
How did Zaroff recognize Rainsford name?
a)
He read Rainsfords' hunting book
b)
He invited him to the island
c)
He was a fanboy
d)
Ivan told him all about Rainsford
25.
Why is Zaroff no longer interested in hunting animals?
a)
It became too easy
b)
He found a new hobby
c)
He was shot
d)
His wife made him give it up
26.
What is the main conflict of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
a)
Man vs. Man
b)
Man vs. Beast
c)
Man vs. Self
d)
Man vs. Nature
27.
Why does Zaroff lure ships into the dangerous waters of the channel?
a)
He loves to play Battleship
b)
He thinks it is fun
c)
He wants more players for his game
d)
He is looking for a wife
28.

Which adjectives best describe the mood on the boat.....and then during the hunt?

a)

comedic.....fearful

b)

depressing......light-hearted

c)

excited.......scary

d)

eerie....suspenseful

29.

When the author uses descriptive language and the five senses to help the reader create a visual of the story:

a)

Drawing

b)

Idioms

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Imagery

30.
What is foreshadowing?
a)
providing clues for what will happen later in the story
b)
reading the end of the story first
c)
predicting the end of the story
d)
looking at your own shadow at four o'clock
31.
What is the setting in a story?
a)
What the story is about
b)
Who is in the story
c)
Where and when the story takes place
d)
None of the above
32.
What is the definition of plot?
a)
The moral of a story
b)
The events that make up a story
c)
Where the story takes place
d)
Who is in the story
33.
What is the definition of a climax in a story?
a)
The first thing that happens in the story
b)
The ending of the story
c)
The highest point of tension or action in a story
d)
None of the above
34.
What startles Rainsford on the deck of the yacht?
a)
a loud scream
b)
the engine
c)
animals roaring
d)
gunshots
35.

Rainsford's Burmese Tiger pit claimed a victim. Who or what was it?

a)

Ivan

b)

Rainsford

c)

Zaroff

d)

One of Zaroff's hunting dogs

36.
"I will not lose my nerve, I will not."  This Rainsford quote is an example of which conflict:
a)
man vs. society
b)
man vs. self
c)
man vs. man
d)
man vs. nature
37.
Zaroff:  "My visitors always choose to participate in the hunt."  What is the inference you can make based on this statement?
a)
the visitors greatly enjoy Zaroff's game
b)
they have formed secret plans to escape
c)
they would rather take their chance in the hunt than be tortured by Ivan
d)
Ivan seems like a real nice guy
38.
"The Cossack was the cat, he was the mouse."
a)
A metaphor
b)
A simile
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
39.

"....where the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows."

a)

foreshadowing

b)

metaphor

c)

flashback

d)

personification

40.
"The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window."
a)
A metaphor
b)
A simile
c)
Personifcation
d)
Idiom
41.

"The old charts call it Ship-Trap Island."

a)

Flashback

b)

Imagery

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

Metaphor

42.
What is the name of the gun store that the two men have ordered their hunting guns from?
a)
Memington's
b)
Purdey's
c)
Varaia's
d)
Rainsford makes his own guns
43.
After Rainsford lands on the island, he stumbles across an empty bullet cartridge.  What type of cartridge was it?
a)
A twenty seven
b)
A thirty one
c)
A twenty two
d)
A twenty
44.

While traveling back to his home after Rainsford jumps out into the sea, Zaroff hums a tune form what musical piece?

a)

Beethoven's Ode to Joy

b)

Carmen Jones

c)

Strauss's The Blue Danube

d)

Madama Butterfly

45.
Which two annoyances kept Zaroff from enjoying his dinner?
a)
Repairing his home and replacing his lost dogs
b)
Restocking the island with animals
c)
Purchasing a new pistol
d)
Replacing Ivan and his escaped quarry
46.

The opposing force that blocks a character/main character is which of the following?

a)

antagonist

b)

protagonist

c)

anti-character

d)

character motivation

47.

Referring to Zaroff and Rainsford, the narrator says "The cat was coming again to play with the mouse." This is an example of

a)

metaphor

b)

alliteration

c)

simile

d)

setting

48.

"The night crawled by like a wounded snake" is an example of

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

setting

49.

"The machinery of his mind" is an example of

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

setting

50.

This Statement is an example of what?

“Ivan is an incredibly strong fellow,” remarked the general, “but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. A simple fellow, but, I’m afraid, like all his race, a bit of a savage.” “Is he Russian?” “He is a Cossack,” said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. “So am I.”

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Situational Irony

d)

Waffle Irony

51.

The resolution (end of the climax) for The Most Dangerous Game is

a)

Zaroff kills Rainsford, mounts his head and eats his body.

b)

Rainsford kills Zaroff and sleeps in his bed

c)

Rainsford kills Zaroff and then takes over the island and hunts men.

d)

Zaroff let's Rainsford go for winning the game.

52.

Who is the author of "The Most Dangerous Game"

a)

Shirley Jackson

b)

Richard Connell

c)

Lady Bird Johnson

d)

John Hersey

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