Vocab
This is another word for "steep."
Precipitous
In "The Most Dangerous Game," Rainsford falls off the yacht after hearing this
Three gunshots
Working together, staying calm, and rationing supplies were vital to the survival of 33 miners in a collapsed mine in this country
Chile
This type of clause cannot stand on its own
Dependent
This is what you might call someone who is trespassing
Interloper
This is another word for "exit."
Egress
This literary device is how an author gives clues about what might happen in a story
Foreshadowing
In Tham Luang cave, the boys were ultimately rescued this way
Being sedated and carried through the tunnels
What punctuation mark best joins these two clauses: After I left school _ I went home
A comma
Ulrich and Georg refuse to acquiesce about this in "The Interlopers"
Ownership of the land
If you don't agree with someone, you are refusing to do this
Acquiesce
Zaroff shows respect for Rainsford mainly because of this
Rainsford's reputation as a hunter
International cooperation was key in rescuing a football team in a cave in this country
Thailand (Tham Luang cave)
A semicolon primarily separates these two types of clauses
Independent
At the beginning of "The Interlopers," Ulrich is doing this
Hunting, hoping to kill his rival, Georg
To make a condition is to make a
Stipulation
Describing the water as _____ is an instance of foreshadowing, and tells the reader that death is on the horizon
Blood-warm
These people were prioritized in evacuating from the Titanic
Women, children, and the upper-class
When two independent clauses are incorrectly joined by a comma, it is called this
A comma splice
In "The Interlopers," the true owner of the land is
Nature, or the wolves
This is what must be done to figure out what someone is implying
Infer
According to General Zaroff, this is what makes man the "most dangerous game."
Intelligence, or the ability to reason
The sinking of these two ships showed that humans tend to be more selfish when time is short
Titanic and Lusitania
What punctuation mark best joins these two clauses: The book was long _ I didn't finish it.
Semicolon
At the end of "The Interlopers," it is implied that this happens
They are eaten by wolves