Ship-trap island
The body of water where Ship-Trap Island is located.
Caribbean Sea
The only physical weapon Zaroff provides to Rainsford before the hunt.
A hunting knife
who was hunting people and trying to make Rainsford join his team
general zaroff
The elite Russian military group to which Zaroff belonged before fleeing the revolution.
Cossacks
The deceptive trap Zaroff uses to guide ships toward razor-sharp rocks.
Flashing channel lights
This trap injured Zaroff's shoulder when he stepped on a trigger log.
Malay Man-Catcher
The big-game hunter and protagonist who finds himself being hunted on Ship-Trap Island.
Sander Rainsford
The specific animal Zaroff hunted in Africa that fractured his skull, leading him to find a more "dangerous" game.
Cape buffalo?
The architectural style of Zaroff’s massive, palatial home on the island.
A chateau
This trap claimed the life of Zaroff's finest hunting hound.
Burmese Tiger Pit
Zaroff's deaf-mute, muscle-bound assistant who serves as the official executioner for those who refuse to play the game.
Ivan
The fine French wine Zaroff serves Rainsford during their first dinner together.
Chablis?
The weapon Zaroff carries during the hunt to give his prey what he considers a "fair" chance.
Small-caliber pistol (.22)
This trap, utilizing a springy young sapling, killed Zaroff's formidable giant bodyguard, Ivan
Ugandan Knife Trick?
Rainsford's traveling companion and fellow hunter who discusses the feelings of a hunted jaguar at the start of the story.
Whitney
The reason Zaroff claims he began hunting humans—because they possess this unique trait that animals lack
ability to reason
The number of days a prey must survive to win Zaroff's game and earn freedom.
3 days
The title of the famous book on hunting leopards that Rainsford authored.
jumping off a cliff into the sea?
General Zaroff's finest hound that died in a previous hunt inside the Burmese tiger pit.
Lazarus
The regular practice Zaroff uses to restock his island with "prey" when nature doesn't supply any shipwrecks
flashing lights to fake a safe channel?