People
The Game!
Writing Strategies
Vocabulary
100
Who is the protagonist in the story?
Rainsford
100
What is one object that the men DO NOT get to take with them on the hunt with General Zaroff?
- A knife
- A supply of food
- A pistol
The cannot take a pistol.
100
“An apprehensive night crawled slowly by like a wounded snake.” This is an example of:
a. hyperbole b. simile b. metaphor
simile
100
trap dusk quarry hound
hound
200
Who is the antagonist in the story?
General Zaroff
200
How many days do the men play the game?
3
200
“Rainsford’s instinct was to hurl himself down like a panther.” This is an example of:
a. simile b. metaphor c. personification
simile
200
trap dusk quarry hound
trap
300
General Zaroff says that he drinks to a “foe worthy of me at last.” Bebo por fin a un enemigo digno de mí. أشرب إلى عدو يستحق لي في الماضي. il boit à un "ennemi digne de moi enfin".
- Who is he referring to? WHO does General Zaroff want to hunt?
He wants to hunt Rainsford.
300
True or False: On the first day of hunting, General Zaroff knew that Rainsford was hiding in a tree.
True
300
“The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse.” This is an example of:
a. simile b. metaphor c. personification
metaphor
300
trap dusk quarry hound
dusk
400
True or False:
Ivan dies.
True
400
What does General Zaroff hunt as the most dangerous game?
Humans!
400
Rainsford says that “he lived a year in a minute.” What is this an example of?
Hyperbole
400
trap dusk quarry hound
quarry
500
Who was the winner of the most dangerous game?
Rainsford
500
What is the conflict in the story? How is it resolved? (How does it end?)
The conflict is that General Zaroff hunts and kills humans. He makes Rainsford play this game with him. The conflict is resolved when Rainsford wins the game and kills General Zaroff.
500
"I am still a beast at bay."
This is an example of:
metaphor
500
What hunting item is shown in this picture?
knife