"Most Dangerous" Reading Comp.
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Who's that?
Figurative Language
Plot Elements
100

To allow a wrong behavior to continue

What is condone

100
What does Ivan do when he first meets Rainsford?
Ivan holds a revolver to Rainsford's chest.
100
Who is the character that fell off the boat at the beginning of the story?
Rainsford
100
An example is: “Ugh! The air is like moist black velvet”
What is a simile.
100

Which plot element is: Rainsford being hunted by General Zarof and is given a 3 hour head start.

What is the rising action?

200
What is the name of the Island?
Ship Trap Island.
200
They are released every night at seven.
What are the dogs?
200

To continue despite difficulties

What is Persevere 

200
The revolver pointed as rigidly as if the giant were a statue.
What is a simile.
200
The boat scene.
What is the exposition.
300
Initially, the ship was headed for
What is the Amazon or Rio de Janairo?
300
When fleeing from Zaroff, where does Rainsford hide?
In a tree.
300
Who is Zaroff's big, intimidating body guard who is killed by the trap set up by Rainsford?
Ivan
300
The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse”
What is an illusion and/or metaphor.
300

Rainsford gets to sleep in the most comfortable bed... (not climax here)

What is the resolution

400
Rainsford finds this on shore.
What is an empty cartridge?
400
According to Rainsford, the world is made up of the _______________and the _________________
What are the hunted and huntees? or the strong and the weak
400
What is Rainsford's first name?
Sanger.
400
“Ten minutes of determined effort brought another sound to his ears – the most welcome he had ever heard – the muttering and growling of the sea breaking on a rocky shore”
What is personification.
400

Rainsford hides in the bedroom of Gen. Zaroff and they fight.

What is the Falling Action?

500

The fact that General Zaroff was an experienced hunter and then becomes hunted by Rainsford.

What is Irony?

500
Richard Connell
Who is the author of "The Most Dangerous Game?"
500
The Burmese Tiger Pit claimed this character.
The hound?
500
An example is, "He lived a year in a minute."
What is hyperbole?
500

A feeling so strong, one can almost taste it.

What is palpable

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