The Most Dangerous Game
What is the name of the island that General Zaroff lives on?
Ship-Trap Island
When the author hints at events yet to happen, it is...
forshadowing
“Is there big game on this island?”
The general nodded. “The biggest.”
“Really?”
“Oh, it isn’t here naturally, of course. I have to stock the island.”
This is an example of...
foreshadowing
the conflict is man vs.__
man
What can you put in a bucket to make it weigh less?
A hole.
In what region of the world is the book set?
Caribbean
When a character is stuck between two choices, both of which promise bad outcomes, it is...
Dilemma
When Rainsford jumps into the sea to escape the General's hunting pack, we encounter a...
cliffhanger
What is the mood here: "...in the corridor outside his room. He sought to throw open the door; it would not open. He went to the window and looked out. His room was high up in one of the towers. The lights of the château were out now, and it was dark and silent, but there was a fragment of sallow moon, and by its wan light he could see, dimly, the courtyard; there, weaving in and out in the pattern of shadow, were black, noiseless forms; the hounds heard him at the window and looked up, expectantly, with their green eyes."
spooky, tense, suspenseful
What is at the end of a rainbow?
a W!
What is one possible meaning of the title?
It refers to man being the most dangerous animal to hunt and that hunting man is a dangerous pastime.
What is it when you know something that the characters do not?
Dramatic Irony
When the General says "on guard," as he and Rainsford are about to fight, we encounter a...
Cliffhanger
What point of view/narration is the story told from?
third person
What tastes better than it smells?
How the General ensures that he has challenging prey on the island?
He tricks passing ships into crashing and hunts the survivors.
when a component of a story ends unresolved, usually in a suspenseful or shocking way, it is...
a cliffhanger
When the General smiles up at the tree where Rainsford is hiding, this is an example of dramatic irony because...
the reader knows the General has found Rainsford but doesn't want the hunt to end yet
What is this an example of: "Some wounded thing—by the evidence, a large animal—had thrashed about in the underbrush; the jungle weeds were crushed down and the moss was lacerated; one patch of weeds was stained crimson. A small, glittering object not far away caught Rainsford's eye and he picked it up. It was an empty cartridge."
What is this??
Foreshadowing
What month of the year has 28 days in it?
all of them!
How does Rainsford change by the end of the story?
He now has empathy for the animals he has killed, since he knows what it's like to be hunted.
When the situation suddenly changes because of new evidence or a new understanding, it is a....
reversal
The general sucked in his breath and smiled. “I congratulate you,” he said. “You have won the game.”
Rainsford did not smile. “I am still a beast at bay,” he said, in a low, hoarse voice. “Get ready, General Zaroff.”
This is an example of....
reversal
What example of figurative language is in this sentence: The cry was pinched off short as the blood-warm waters of the Caribbean Sea closed over his head.
metaphor
Where is the only place where today comes before yesterday?
a dictionary!