People
Figurative Language
Character Types
Names
Plot
100
Who is the protagonist of the story?
Rainsford
100
the sea was as black as night
What is a simile?
100
What is a character trait of Zaroff?
sophisticated, immoral, wealthy
100
What is the name of the island?
Ship Trap Island
100
What is the exposition of the story include?
Yacht, night time, Carribean, Rainsford and Whitney
200
Who is the antagonist of the story?
Zaroff
200
“He lived a year in a minute”
hyperbole
200
What are two character traits of Rainsford?
resourceful, clever, strong
200
What is the name of the sea they sail on?
Caribbean
200
Name two events in the rising action on the story.
Rules of the game, traps, etc.
300
Who is deaf and dumb?
Ivan
300
“Sleep had given him new vigor; a sharp hunger was picking at him.”
personification
300
What is Zaroff's character type? flat, round, static, dynamic
round and static
300
What was the name of the first trap?
Malay mancatcher
300
What is the climax of the story and how do you know?
When Zaroff finds Rainsford in his bedroom. It is the turning point between conflict and resolution.
400
Who is the person on the ship with the protagonist when the story begins?
Whitney
400
The lights of the yacht became faint and ever-vanishing fireflies”
Metaphor
400
What is Rainsford's character type? Flat, round, static, dynamic?
round and dynamic
400
What was the name of the 2nd trap?
Burmese Tiger pit
400
What is the resolution of the story?
Rainsford sleeps in Zaroff's bed and Zaroff is fed to the dogs.
500
Who is the author of the story?
Richard Edward Connell
500
giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide-open jaws”
simile and personification
500
Describe the similarities and differences between Zaroff and Rainsford.
Answers will vary; teacher discretion
500
What was the name of the 3rd trap?
Uganda knife trick
500
Name one internal conflict and one internal conflict from the story.
Answers will vary.
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