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WorksheetsThe Most Dangerous Game
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 34mins
What is the genre and mood/tone of the story?
Suspenseful and Fiction
Suspenseful and Adventure
Suspenseful and non fiction
Horror and Adventure Non Fiction
Horror and Adventure Fiction
Who is the Author?
Rad Blueberry
Richard Conneally
Richard Connell
Richard Nix
Rainsford Hyde
What sit he best sport that both Whitney and Rainsford agree on?
hunting
running
fishing
football
golf
What are they looking forward to hunting?
Jaguars (big game)
Lions (big game)
Cape Buffalos (big game)
Ducks
Deer
Why does Whitney not want to go near the mysterious island?
He thinks it is creepy because it had a bad reputation.
He was too tired so he went to sleep and didn't want to bother with the island
He was lazy
He did not think anything was interesting on the island to go near it
What is the name of the island?
Ship Trap Island
Fish Trap Island
Death Swamp Island
Hawaii
Futuna
According to Rainsford, what two classes are people divided into in the world.
the two classes people are divided into are the hunters and the huntees.
two classes the wealthy with power and domination and the poor with no money and little to no education
Humans and animals
Why did Rainsford decide not to go to bed but Whitney does?
Rainsford didn't feel like it and wanted to smoke a pipe.
Rainsford was not tired
Rainsford had to steer the boat
Rainsford wanted to investigate the noise
Suddenly, what did rainsford hear?
3 gunshots
5 consecutive explosions
a bomb going off
the boiler exploding
where did he go when he heard the gun shots?
He went to the rails
He went to the upper deck of the boat
he went to the control room
he went to Whitney's room to alert him of what he had heard
What happened to Rainsford on the boat?
he lost grip of his pipe and went for it. As a result he fell into the water.
He was hit by an object when the boiler exploded
He fell off the boat because the explosions shook the boat so hard.
Why was Rainsford unable to scream
he fell in the water and salt water would get into his mouth if he ever did scream.
he was under salt water
his vocal cords were damaged when the boiler exploded on the boat
Rainsford swam to the _______ because thats where he heard the gunshots
Right
Left
North
South
What did the Coastal Area look like?
Rocky
Had jungle
Rocky jagged Cliffs
had a plain
was short
As Rainsford explored more what did he find?
He found a chateau and lights. He also found high towers
found a small cottage with lights. He found towers that were large
Found a mansion and a village full of lights.
Found a cliff with a house on top of it with lights and towers surrounding it
When Rainsford opened the door,________confornted him and treated him very hostile intent
Ivan
Zaroff
Dogs
Random dude with a cap on
red guards
Who was the second man that appeared on the stairs?
General Zaroff
ivan
Random dude with a cap
Stormtrooper
Describe the General
He is tall and aristocratic looking. CULTIVATED
Handsome in a bizarre way with white hair
black eyebrows and black mustache.
Slight accent, tuxedo, manners were perfect, great host.
muscular and intelligent looking
Where was both of these men from?
Southern Russia they were Cossack
United Kingdom (Scotland) they where northern Scottish
Germany (Berlin)
Northern Poland
Czechoslovakia
Imagery is used to describe the dining room of the chateau. What is an example of the imagery used for the dining room.
Medieval magnificence; with large trophy heads on the walls and a table large
the dank tropical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht
the night would be my eyelids
a sharp hunger picking at him
What were the two men seated at the dining table eating?
Borsch soup with sour cream and filet mignon
Tofu soup with a medium rare beef wlengtion
Red Salmon with a lamb chop with oinion syrup sause
"Blood" soup with sour cream filled potato with ham
Is there any symbolism or imagery in this passage on food? Describe it.
The soup is described as blood red (as well the lips of Zaroff). This foreshadows the bloody game that is about to be played.
the soup was described as red as a bloody cherry. It also related to the lips of Zaroff and foreshadows the dangerous game of the hunt
the soup is described as hot blood.
What trait of the general’s seemed to bother Rainsford the most?
Zaroff seemed to study Rainsford closely and stared at him continuously through dinner.
At dinner, whenever Rainsford would look up from his plate he would always see the general carefully studying him.
He was weirdly happy that Rainsford was a guest
The general seemed to dislike Rainsford at his dinner table after realizing he was kind of poor
the general seemed sus
What does the general declare is his one true passion?
one true passion is the hunt
one true passion was golf
one true passion was running
one true passion was discovering new animals
Which animal head on the wall was the largest Rainsford had ever seen?
Cape Buffalo
Lion
Elephant
Giraffe
What did a Cape buffalo do to the general in a past hunt?
fractured Zaroff’s skull and left him laid up for 6 months.
It injured his shoulder and he ended up having to rest for a few weeks
It made a huge slit on his right side of his head
The general’s whole life up until now has been one long (a)
Where did the general invest his money?
Invested his money in American businesses so he could live wealthy even after the fall of the Czar and Russia.
Invested his money on boxing bets. He took a real leap of faith
He invested it all into German and British sticks and companies so he would still be rich after the fall of Russia
He invested all of his money to the world's stock market. As a result it gave him extreme wealth
According to the general, what happens to businessmen when they give up their business or passion?
they fall into pieces
they will understand that it was a wrong mistake and they will word harder to regain their passion/bissniess
they will crumble and it will ruin their entire life
they will be bored and will have to turn to another part of their passion
To become once again interested in hunting, what did the general have to do?
Had to invent a new animal to hunt. One that could reason
had to discover a new animal to hunt with experience in the wild and one able to reason and comprehend with
had to go look for bigger and better game
What kind of prey, or “new” animal, does the general hunt? What kind of people are they, according to Zaroff?
Human people! He calls them scum of the earth; all nationalities and races.
Human people! He says he kills people who drift up on his island will get what they were coming for which was the hunt.
Human people! He says the poor, scum, and uneducated of the world deserve to die; all nationalities and races.
Human people! He calls them scum of the earth; he targeted one specific race
What island is owned by General Zaroff?
Ship-trap Island
Fish Trap Island
Saint Maritan
Antonietie
How does the general treat his victims?
He treats them with every consideration and amenity, food and exercise. He gives them a choice in which “game” they wish to play.
He treats them very badly. He locks his victim in his "trophy room" which is basically his secret basement. He forces them to be hunted. He gives them no choice!
He treats them well. They are given amenities and everything to make them feel at home. Towards the end of his stay he forces them to go on a "hunting game" with him.
Has the general ever lost his hunting game?
Not as of yet
Yes, but killed his winner
What does it take to be a survivor in this story?
It takes survival skills. It takes endurance, stamina, hunting skills
It takes one to be able to be calm and to outthink Zaroff. It is a game of true intelligence, wits and cunning.
It takes big brains to outthink Zarroff. You also need survival skills and trap skills.
You have to have a near death experience to make the survival instincts to kick in. You need stress and you need to loose your grip to activate the survival instinct in your body in order to survive.
How did Rainsford’s attempt to leave the island without hunting with Zaroff backfire?
When Rainsford will not hunt with Zaroff and asks to leave the island immediately, Zaroff decides to hunt Rainsford as the perfect prey. Out-hunt Zaroff which entails leaving no trail and out-think Zaroff and Ivan with the dogs.
Rainsford attempts to jump into the water to escape rainsford and tries to get a boat to escape, however the boats are shut off, for this reason he decides to go to zaroffs room in hope that zaroff will give him access to a boat. when zaroff refuses, rainsford and him duel for the right to go home.
He set a trap, the Burmese Tiger Pit. Rainsford dug a pit and stuck sharpened sticks pointing upward in the bottom. Then he covered the pit carefully to avoid detection. The idea is that someone will walk across it, fall down into the pit and be stabbed through by the stakes. Zaroff will not fall through the pit, however, one of his dogs will.
Why was the previous night’s hunt boring to the general?
The quarry ran off without caring about his tracks, trail; made it too easy for Zaroff.
The person that zaroff was hunting had decided to give up, therefore zaroff found it too easy.
The quarry ran off and; made it impossible, and annoying for Zaroff to find him.
The quarry ran off without caring about his tracks, trail; made it too easy for Zaroff, however while chasing the quarry zaroff got hit in his left shoulder by the quarry who was trying his last attempt to defend himself.
What is the name of the first trap that Rainsford devised.
A Foothold
the Burmese Tiger Pit
the Malay Man-Catcher
the Leghold Trap
Describe the Malay-Man catcher
When a pit is dug and sharpened sticks are stuck in the ground pointing upward in the bottom. Then it's covered the pit carefully to avoid detection
Made from a large dead tree and smaller living tree. It had a trigger that released the dead tree to fall on the person who tripped the trigger.
a small branch pulled tight and a trigger attached to the branch. Tied to the branch was his knife pointing outward
Name the second trap Rainsford set.
Burmese Tiger Pit
a Foothold
Malay-Man catcher
the Leghold trap
Describe the Burmese Tiger Pit.
When a pit is dug and sharpened sticks are stuck in the ground pointing upward in the bottom. Then it's covered the pit carefully to avoid detection
Made from a large dead tree and smaller living tree. It had a trigger that released the dead tree to fall on the person who tripped the trigger.
a small branch pulled tight and a trigger attached to the branch. Tied to the branch was his knife pointing outward
Name the third and final trap set by Rainsford.
Burmese Tiger Pit
knife on a stick, trigger attached on branch
Malay-Man Catcher
the Foothold trap
Describe the knife on a sick trap.
Made from a large dead tree and smaller living tree. It had a trigger that released the dead tree to fall on the person who tripped the trigger.
When a pit is dug and sharpened sticks are stuck in the ground pointing upward in the bottom. Then it's covered the pit carefully to avoid detection
a small branch pulled tight and a trigger attached to the branch. Tied to the branch was his knife pointing outward
Where did Rainsford hide?
behind a bush
in a bush
in a ditch
in a tree
Who or what was killed by Rainsford’s knife?
Zaroff
Ivan
Rainsford
One of the hounds
Whitney
When Zaroff realizes Ivan is dead and Rainsford was mere yards away hiding, what happens?
Zaroff sets traps and manages to catch Rainsford.
Rainsford falls off a cliff
Zaroff chases Rainford madly because of the murder that occured, and pushes Rainsford into the ocean
Rainsford jumps off a cliff into the ocean
Who or what was in Zaroff's bedroom?
Rainsford
Ivan
A stray dog
Whitney
Who won the most dangerous game?
(a)
Who won the most dangerous game? Describe the Resolution of the story
Rainsford, after escaping Zaroff by jumping off the cliff, meets and surprises Zaroff in his bedroom. Zaroff and Rainsford will duel to the death. It is assumed by hand-to-hand combat or perhaps swords, but there is no mention of the means by which they duel. Zaroff’s last words are, one of us will be dinner for the dogs and sleep in a most excellent bed. The duel commences but no details are given. The story ends with Rainsford deciding he had indeed never slept in a finer bed.
Rainsford after escaping from Zaroff, goes to his home to meet him in his bedroom to do some business. Zaroff is caught off guard when he sees a man in the middle of his room. They duel and eventually sit across from one another and discuss their feelings of life and everything.
Rainsford after jumping off a cliff dies. Zaroff grins. He eats dinner and head back to his room for the night waiting for his next victim to arrive on shore.
Rainsford, after escaping Zaroff by jumping off the cliff, meets and surprises Zaroff in his bedroom. Zaroff and Rainsford will duel to the death. They duel with swords that they both took from a wall mount. Zaroff’s last words are, one of us will be dinner for the dogs and sleep in a most excellent bed. The duel commences but no details are given. The story ends with Rainsford deciding he had indeed never slept in a finer bed.
. Give an example of the use of foreshadowing in The Most Dangerous Game.
“Off there to the right - somewhere - is a large island,” Whitney said, “It’s rather a mystery-”
“a sharp hunger picking at him”
the night would be my eyelids”
“a sharp hunger picking at him”
In what ways does Rainsford change as a result of the action of the story?
Rainsford started to value life. He now feels how it is like to be the huntee or the hunted. He did not condone cold hard murder general Zaroff was committing but at the end of the story he switched sides and decides to kill general zarroff to prevent him from killing anymore innocent people.
Rainsford changed because he knew how to improve all of his survival and trap making skills. He starts to think more outside the box. He is ore cunning and more intelligent.
Rainsforf changed because he knew what it was like to be the hunted. He now feels how it is like to be a hunted animal. He starts to value life more than beofre he did on the boat with Whitney. That forever changed him as a man.
How is the title of the short story a play on words?
Hunting men as “game” - prey or a (a)
Hunting man as a game - like a competition
the conflicts were man vs...
man
self
nature
society
technology.
Who were the protagonist(s)?
(a)
Who is the antagonists?
Write NAME,NAME
NO SPACES
(a)
“the sea was as flat as a plate-glass window”
Simile
Metaphor
Foreshadowing
Imagery
“the night would be my eyelids”
Similie
Metaphor
Foreshadowing
Imagery
“the dank tropical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht.”
Similie
Metaphor
Foreshadowing
Imagery
“a sharp hunger picking at him”
Foreshadowing
Similie
Personification
Metaphor
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