CHARACTERS
"THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME"
"THE GIFT OF THE MAGI"
"THE INTERLOPERS"
ESSAYS/TERMS
100
man who falls off the boat
Who is Rainsford?
100
the name of the island
What is Ship-trap Island?
100
the woman buys this gift for her husband
What is a watch chain or fob?
100
someone who trespasses on another's land
What is a poacher?
100
Define irony and give two examples.
What is a twist of events, an unexpected outcome?
200
hunts animals who can think
Who is General Zaroff?
200
the time in which the story begins
What is night?
200
the shocking sight for the husband when he arrives home
What is his wife with short hair?
200
this causes both of the men's injuries
What is a fallen tree?
200
Define theme. Give a theme and tell how it is reflected in the story.
What is a message, meaning, lesson, moral?
300
the man who wins the lawsuit and land
Who is Ulrich
300
the number of animals/humans Rainsford kills by the end of the story
What is three
300
the entire setting of the story
What is a city on Christmas Eve?
300
the key element to the setting
What is cold, wind?
300
Define inferences. Explain two inferences that must be made and what we figure out.
What is an educated guess, reading between the lines, figuring things out based on the information given?
400
The woman who cuts off her hair
Who is Della?
400
the animal Rainsford originally intended to hunt
What is jaguars?
400
one of the ways the woman saves money
What is bargaining with the grocer?
400
the thing that is personified in the story
What is Nature?
400
What are interlopers? How do they change at least 3 times in the story?
What are people who intrude or meddle in other peoples' lives?
500
the poaching man's full name
What is Georg Znaeym
500
anger, loneliness, panic, honor...which does Rainsford struggle with most as he tries to escape?
What is panic?
500
True or False? This statement foreshadows the ending..."Jim and Della's deep love makes selling their greatest treasures credible."
What is true?
500
the word that means "subtle details"; these are very important to the story
What are nuances?
500
Describe and inference that would also be indirect characterization.
What is ....Saki tells us about Georg and Ulrich to show they are stubborn and proud?
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