The Most Dangerous Game #1
What is the name of the island that General Zaroff lives on?
Ship-Trap Island
Why does Zaroff want to specifically hunt humans?
Because humans can reason, think, and/or are dangerous.
During the hunt, how does Rainsford finally escape?
The sea (he jumps)
Rainsford runs for his life as General Zaroff hunts him.
What type of conflict is this?
Person vs Person
What is the name of the Protagonist
Rainsford
Why is Rainsford on the island?
He falls out of his boat when he drops his pipe.
Why has Zaroff grown bored?
Hunting has become too easy for him.
Animals are not as entertaining to hunt.
What are the parameters Zaroff sets up for the game?
the person gets three hours head start, food and a knife. He then follows with a gun. If they are not caught in three days, they win.
Rainsford facing his fear at being caught is an example of what type of conflict?
Person vs. Self
What is the name of the antagonist?
General Zaroff
What does Rainsford realize when Zaroff walks away on the first day of the hunt?
Who dies in the final scene? Describe what happens.
General Zaroff - Rainsford is waiting behind a curtain in Zaroff's bedroom. They fight and Rainsford wins.
What is the meaning of the title of the book?
What is "The Most Dangerous Game"?
It refers to man being the most dangerous animal to hunt and that hunting humans is a dangerous.
Rainsford swims for his life to shore.
What type of conflict is this?
Person vs Wild
What is the inciting incident of the story?
Rainsford falls off his boat/ is stranded on an island.
How do they build suspense at the start of the story?
Gun shots, speaking of the mystery of the Ship-Trap Island
How does Zaroff get humans to the island to hunt?
The jagged rocks helped get ships to wreck nearby, and they would swim to shore.
How does Rainsford change by the end of the story?
He now has empathy for the animals he has killed:
He knows what it's like to be hunted.
General Zaroff claims that he is civilized, but to hunt people means that he cannot live in a country with laws.
What type of conflict is this?
Person vs. Society
What is the climax of the story?
Rainsford jumps off the cliff.
Where are Rainsford and Whitney heading at the beginning of the story?
What do General Zaroff and Rainsford have in common?
They are both big game hunters, similar stature, military experience.
When having dinner with Zaroff, what makes Rainsford uneasy?
He could feel Rainsford eyeing him up and studying him.
How do we know at the end during the confrontation that it is going to end with one of them dying?
Rainsford does not accept Zaroff's congratulations. Zaroff then says one of them will be a meal for the dogs and one will be asleep in the bed.
What is the resolution of the story?
Rainsford kills General Zaroff