WorksheetsThe Most Dangerous Game Assessment
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins
Clues that give hints about what will happen later in the story
conflict
inference
foreshadowing
imagery
Problems/ obstacles that the characters must face/ overcome
conflict
foreshadowing
inference
imagery
a reader makes a logical conclusion based on facts/ evidence/ hints from the text
foreshadowing
conflict
inference
imagery
Vivid language that helps the reader create a mental picture; this "shows" what is happeining in the story and helps to bring it to life
foreshadowing
conflict
text structure
imagery
How information is organized; how a story is built
foreshadowing
conflict
inference
text structure
The text structure of this narrative can be described as
cause and effect
problem/ solution
hero's journey
argument
The protagonist is
Zaroff
Rainsford
Ivan
Whitney
The name of the island is
Ship Wreck Island
Ship Slap Island
Ship Shape Island
Ship Trap Island
Which of the following is the best example of foreshadowing in this story?
Whitney's tales of Ship-Trap Island foreshadow the danger present there.
Rainsford's construction of the traps foreshadows that he is an expert hunter.
The fact that Ivan is mute foreshadows his background.
The fact that Rainsford smokes a pipe foreshadows his death.
Rainsford says there are two classes in this world:
the strong and the weak
the intelligent and the feeble minded
the hunters and the huntees
the good and the bad
Rainsford is superstitious.
True
False
When he has fallen off of the yacht, Rainsford swims toward the gun shots . What can be inferred from this?
Rainsford is in survival mode; land is near and people are on it.
Rainsford is hard of hearing; he didn't notice the shots.
Rainsford is about to be murdered.
Rainsford is a fool; he should swim away from the violence.
It is very dark outside. Rainsford describes it as "moist, black velvet." What literary device is this?
conflict
foreshadowing
figurative language
imagery
When Rainsford wakes up on the island, he knows from the position of the sun that it is late in the afternoon. What can we infer about him from this information?
He doesn't know how to go on without technology.
He has excellent survival skills.
He is panicked and he is lost.
He doesn't know now to survive when lost and alone.
When Rainsford lifts the knocker on the door of the chateau, it "creaked up stiffly, as if it had never been used before." What can we infer from this?
The knocker is brand new.
The knocker is broken.
The home is in disrepair.
The home doesn't get many visitors.
"A simple fellow... a bit of a savage," Zaroff says. "He is a Cossack," and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "So am I." This can be described as (choose 2)
an inference
a conflict
foreshadowing
imagery
What do Rainsford and Zaroff have in common? (Choose 3)
They are both old men
They are both avid hunters
They both have money
There are two classes: the hunted and the huntee
They are both American
How do Rainsford and Zaroff differ? Choose the best answer.
Zaroff thinks hunting men is acceptable; Rainsford thinks it is murder.
Zaroff enjoyed his time in the war; Rainsford didn't.
Zaroff is wealthy and Rainsford is poor.
Zaroff eats meat but Rainsford is a vegetarian.
How does Zaroff stock his island with his "big game"?
He uses the tribal people that live on a part of his island.
He invites people to stay with him, then traps them and forces them to hunt.
He causes ship wrecks by putting two false lighthouses out at the rocks.
He has orphans brought to his island and imprisons them.
Zaroff says his prey must (check 3)
have courage
be cunning
be able to reason
have hunting skills
be fast
Why does Zaroff hunt humans?
His experience in the military made him a murderer
It gives him pleasure because it is dangerous
He hates the human race.
He is really a devil disguised as a human.
What would happen to a a man if he chose not to participate in Zaroff's game?
he would be thrown off of a cliff
he would be ignored and sent away
he would be starved and left to die in the dungeon
he would be turned over to Ivan
Why does the General smile and turn away from the tree where Rainsford is hiding?
he thinks that he has found another trail
he wants to save him to hunt another day
he is satisfied with his work for the day
he resolves to find Rainsford the next day
Rainsford's Burmese Tiger pit claimed a victim. Who or what was it?
Ivan
Rainsford
Zaroff
One of Zaroff's hunting dogs
What target does Rainsford's sapling and knife trick hit?
Ivan
Rainsford
Zaroff
One of Zaroff's hunting dogs
Which of the following statements describes a basic THEME in "The Most Dangerous Game"?
Do not trust Russians.
Strength and skill are necessary for survival in all types of situations.
Hunting and killing people can be a challenging activity.
General Zaroff is a serial killer who must be stopped.
What is the CONFLICT of "The Most Dangerous Game?"
Man VS Man
Man VS Nature
Man VS Self
All of these
Which is NOT a setting of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
The thick, dark night of the Carribean
The tangled, tropical jungle island
Zaroff's Castle surrounded by three perilous cliffs
The high pitched cry of the animal that Rainsford hears
The "ordeal" for Rainsford is when
He jumps out to sea to avoid certain death from Zaroff and his dogs
He falls off of the yacht and has to swim toward what he thinks is land
He shows up alive in Zaroff's room after 3 days of being hunted
He kills Zaroff and sleeps in his bed.
Rainsford's "call to adventure" happens when
He jumps off of the cliff, nearly escaping death.
He falls off of the yacht and swims in the direction of the gun shot
He reappears hiding in the curtains of Zaroff's room
He kills Zaroff and sleeps in his bed.
Rainsford is tested when he
discusses superstition with Whitney on the yacht
debates the morality of hunting humans with Zaroff
creates various traps during the hunt as an effort to stop Zaroff
he kills Zaroff and sleeps in his bed
Rainsford "crosses the threshold" when he
Enters Zaroff's Castle
Falls off of the yacht and swims toward the gun shots
Takes the yacht to hunt on the Amazon
leaps out to sea to avoid Zaroff, his dogs, and certain death
The "supreme ordeal" happens when
Rainsford appears in Zaroff's room hiding behind the curtains
Rainsford leaps into the sea to avoid certain death
Rainsford swims toward the gun shots and ends up on land
Rainsford builds various traps to stop Zaroff
The "reward and journey home" happens when
Rainsford falls off of the yacht and swims toward the sound of gun shots
Rainsford builds several traps to try to stop Zaroff
Rainsford leaps out into the sea to avoid certain death
Rainsford kills Zaroff and sleeps in his very comfortable bed.
Rainsfords "ordinary world" could be described as
New York, wealthy, hunter
Russia, military, hunter
England, general, hunter
Tropical Island, writer, hunter
