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Quiz on The Most Dangerous Game

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which passage foreshadows danger?

a)

You've good eyes," Whitney said.

b)

It will be light in Rio," promised Whitney.

c)

What island is it?" Rainsford asked.

d)

The old charts call it Ship-Trap Island," Whitney replied.

2.

What is the setting for most of the action in this story?

a)

A yacht

b)

A castle

c)

A jungle

d)

The sea

3.

Of these choices, which event happens first?

a)

Rainsford kills Ivan.

b)

Rainsford kills one of Zaroff's dogs.

c)

Rainsford wounds Zaroff.

d)

Rainsford dives into the sea.

4.

Which event happens last?

a)

Rainsford and Zaroff fight in the bedroom.

b)

Rainsford builds a Burmese tiger pit.

c)

Rainsford builds a Malay man-catcher.

d)

Rainsford falls overboard.

5.

What is Whitney's role in the story?

a)

He was the first man hunted and killed by Zaroff.

b)

He saves Rainsford from Ship-Trap Island.

c)

He foreshadows the story with his uneasy feeling about Ship-Trap Island.

d)

He pushes Rainsford overboard, trapping him on Ship-Trap Island.

6.
Why do we use this image?
a)
To organize thoughts for an essay
b)
To interpret figurative language
c)
To determine the theme of the story
d)
To organize events in a story
7.

What is the plot of The Most Dangerous Game?

a)

Rainsford must escape Zaroff, a crazy Russian who is trying to hunt him.

b)

Zaroff is shipwrecked and must find his way home.

8.
Which word means darkness?
a)
intricate
b)
lacerated
c)
vigor
d)
opaque
9.
Which word means real?
a)
tangible
b)
anguish
c)
repast
d)
menacing
10.
Which word means pleasant?
a)
affable
b)
condone
c)
precariously
d)
menacing
11.
Which word means funny?
a)
condone
b)
intricate
c)
droll
d)
repast
12.

Chose where the action best fits in the plot diagram structure: The dialogue between Rainsford and Zaroff when they first sit down to eat.

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising Action

c)

Climax

d)

Falling Action

e)

Resolution

13.

Chose where the action best fits in the plot diagram structure: Zaroff’s death

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising Action

c)

Climax

d)

Falling Action

e)

Resolution

14.

Where are Rainsford and Whitney going on their yacht?

a)

Vacation

b)

An island

c)

On a hunting trip in Rio De Janeiro

d)

The catch the 7th game of the 2004 World Series

15.

Who is the protagonist?

a)

Zaroff

b)

Ivan

c)

Bob

d)

Rainsford

16.

What is General Zaroff's main reason for hunting humans?

a)

He wants revenge on his enemies.

b)

He finds hunting animals too easy and boring.

c)

He is forced to hunt by the island's rules.

d)

He wants to teach Rainsford a lesson.

17.

How does Rainsford escape from Zaroff during the hunt?

a)

He hides in a tree.

b)

He surrenders to Zaroff.

c)

He disguises himself as Ivan.

d)

He swims around the island and enters Zaroff's house.