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WorksheetsMost Dangerous Game
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 35mins
Whitney and Rainsford are sailing toward Rio to hunt jaguar.
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False
Rainsford is a famous big-game hunter.
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False
Rainsford decides to swim to the island because he wants to see what is there.
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False
General Zaroff originally came from Russia.
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False
Zaroff thinks the most dangerous game in the world is the Cape buffalo.
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False
Rainsford finds the idea of hunting men appealing.
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False
On the first night of the hunt, Rainsford hide in a tree.
True
False
Rainsford manages to kill Ivan with a knife trick.
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False
Rainsford leaps off a cliff just after he kills General Zaroff's hounds.
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False
At the end of the story, Zaroff and Rainsford agree to a truce.
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False
"Can't see it," remarked Rainsford, trying to peer through the ____________ tropical night as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon Rainsford and Whitney.
mirage
dank
amenities
palpable
Because Zaroff was being so polite Rainsford thought at first that Zaroff was a most __________ host.
discern
indolent
opaque
affable
The first thing Rainsford's eyes ____________ was the largest man that Rainsford had ever seen.
dank
amenities
palpable
discern
One superstitions sailor can __________ the whole ship's company with his fear.
dank
opaque
taint
affable
The moist tropical night was ________________ as it pressed its thick, warm blackness in upon Rainsford and Whitney.
affable
dank
palpable
amenities
The ____________ water made it impossible to see the bottom.
opaque
amenities
mirage
dank
After a long day, the now ______________ Rainsford, reclined in a steamer chair.
palpable
mirage
indolent
affable
Even though the chateau was well of the beaten track, Zaroff tried to preserve the _____________ of civilization; there was electricity, fine food, and even champagne.
mirage
amenities
discern
palpable
From a long ways off Rainsford saw the chateau on the hill, and he thought it was a ___________, but as he drew closer, he realized the large country house was actually there.
discern
mirage
indolent
affable
At the beginning of this story, Whitney and Rainsford disagree over ____________.
where Ship-Trap Island is
what to do about General Zaroff
the nature of the hunt
whether the chateau on the island is real
Which element adds most to the suspense at the beginning of the story?
Whitney goes to bed early.
Rainsford hears gunshots in the dark.
Whitney and Rainsford are on a yacht.
Rainsford stands up on the rail.
What is the first real sign General Zaroff gives Rainsford that he is not a "normal" hunter?
He has read Rainsford's book about the snow leopard.
He tells Rainsford that he hunts "the biggest" game on his island.
He discusses his childhood hunting skill with Rainsford
He describes how a Cape buffalo fractured his skull.
How is Rainsford different from Zaroff?
He thinks of himself as the hunter rather than the hunted.
He no longers finds big game hunting particularly exciting.
He puts the thrill of the hunt above all else.
He believes that all human life has value.
Which event contributes to the rising action of the story?
General Zaroff follows the trail to the tree where Rainsford is hiding.
Rainsford learns that Ivan is deaf and dumb.
Zaroff finds Rainsford in his room.
Rainsford sits on deck smoking a pipe.
Rainsford digs a Burmese tiger pit because he
plans to kill Zaroff's dogs
needs a good place to hide
wants to capture Ivan
hopes Zaroff will fall into it
The climax of the story occurs when
Rainsford injures Zaroff with the Malay man-catcher
Zaroff tells Rainsford that he will be the general's next prey
Rainsford leaps from the cliff into the sea
Zaroff tells Rainsford he has won the game
Rainsford makes particularly good game for Zaroff because he
understands the strategies of the hunt
thinks like an animal
finds the challenge intriguing
is not afraid of being the hunted
When Rainsford says that he is "still a beast at bay," he means that
the hounds will never catch him
the game is not yet over
he plans to hunt General Zaroff
General Zaroff has lost the game
How is the story resolved?
Rainsford kills Zaroff
Rainsford hides in Zaroff's bed curtains.
Zaroff tells Rainsford he has won the game
Zaroff kills Rainsford
“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 sleeps in Zaroff’s bed.
Rainsford falls overboard.
Rainsford leaps into the sea.
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.
Which context clues in the following sentence help you figure out the meaning of the quoted word? . . . He saw that all the lights were in one enormous building—a "lofty" structure with pointed towers plunging upward into the gloom.
towers plunging upward
enormous building
into the gloom
structure
Zaroff doesn’t consider his sport immoral because he _______________
doesn’t directly kill his victims.
gives his visitors plenty of good food and exercise.
respects his victims.
believes that the weak were put on earth to give the strong pleasure.
In which of the following ways does the author make the plot more suspenseful?
He has Whitney and Rainsford discuss the merits of jaguar hunting.
He has Rainsford injure Zaroff during the hunt.
He makes Zaroff a tall, handsome man.
He explains that Zaroff has hunted throughout the world.
Which of the following sentences best describes Zaroff’s problem?
He loves hunting but hates the suffering of his victims.
He despises human beings but needs them for his game.
He cares only for hunting but hunting has begun to bore him.
He hates Rainsford but must show him hospitality.
Which of the following statements by General Zaroff adds to the suspense of the story?
“After the debacle in Russia I left the country, for it was imprudent for an officer of the Czar to stay there.”
“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.”
How does the author create suspense at the very beginning of the story?
The story begins with dialogue, not description.
Whitney refers to Captain Nielsen, but Nielsen does not appear as a character.
Whitney describes to Rainsford the mysterious reputation of the island that the boat is passing.
Whitney and Rainsford discuss the prospects of hunting up the Amazon.
Why does the General seem to be studying Rainsford during their 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 awry.
He wants 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.
inattention to detail.
lack of hunting skills.
