People/Characters
He is the author of "The Cask of Amontillado."
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
This is the specific name for what Montresor uses to lure Fortunato to his catacombs.
What is Amontillado?
This is how Rainsford feels about the uneasiness around the place they are passing.
What he does not believe any of the crew should be spooked and the uneasiness is in their heads?
This is the term for the literary element that makes the reader anticipate what will happen next in a story. Poe uses this device to keep his reader interested.
What is suspense?
This is a constant focus for Montresor and becomes his obsession throughout his entire life. His family crest even symbolizes this.
What is revenge?
He is the narrator of "The Cask of Amontillado."
Who is Montresor?
This is why Montresor is seeking revenge on Fortunato.
What is because he insulted his name?
This is how Rainsford falls overboard his yacht.
What is by trying to figure out where the gunshots were coming from and by dropping and reaching for his pipe?
This symbol shows Fortunato's foolishness and is mentioned when Montresor meets him at the Carnival.
What is Fortunato's jester, or joker, costume?
What is pride?
He is the right-hand man to General Zaroff who is strong, deaf, and dumb.
Who is Ivan?
Fortunato can be described as this, which makes him more vulnerable to Montresor's attack and plan of revenge.
What is intoxicated/drunk?
This is the name of the place causes the uneasiness the crew feels at the beginning of the story.
What is Ship-Trap Island?
This is an allusion to the type of people Ivan and Zaroff are.
What are Cossacks?
This describes a theme that is related to our instincts, which is shown in how Rainsford defeats Zaroff at the end.
What is survival/perseverance/fear?
He has had a gun in his hand since he was five; he served as a leader in the army; and he hunts people for sport.
Who is General Zaroff?
What is reverse psychology?
These are the three advantages that General Zaroff gives to those he hunts.
What is food, a knife, and three hours of a head start?
The allusion to this work helps the reader understand the strategy that Rainsford is using to preserve his life on the first day of the hunt.
What is the cat and the fox fable?
This theme deals with the differences between animals and humans and hunting, and it is traced through "The Most Dangerous Game."
What is killing/murder?
He outsmarts his opponent by swimming in the ocean and waiting for him in his bedroom.
Who is Rainsford?
These are the three steps that Montresor uses to secure and kill Fortunato.
What is 1.hits him with a rock/chains him 2. builds a wall and 3. throws his torch through the hole in the wall?
What is a Malay mancatcher, a Burmese tiger pit, and a Ugandan spring trap?
Credit given for descriptions as well
This is the symbol that foreshadows Fortunato's death and is brought up around the conversation about Freemasons.
What is a trowel?
"The Most Dangerous Game" shows us the relationship between the hunted and hunter. Describe how these roles shift throughout the story and how it relates to power struggles.
What is
both men are hunters at the beginning
Rainsford becomes hunted/ Zaroff becomes hunter
Rainsford becomes hunter/ Zaroff becomes hunter
It shows how power is dependent on who has control
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