The Most Dangerous Game
Who are the two main characters in the story?
Zaroff and Rainsford
Why was the king mad at the man who was in love with his daughter?
He was not royalty and they had kept it a secret.
Why was Tessie Hutchinson late for the lotter?
She was washing dishes/cleaning up.
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of..
Alliteration
What happened to the town (presumably)?
Nuclear bomb
What weapon does Zaroff give Rainsford?
a knife
If an accused person opened the door with the lady behind it, they were considered...
innocent
The black box represents...
death
A description by an author that creates a picture in the reader's mind.
Imagery
How many people ONCE LIVED in the home?
4 (husband, wife, daughter, son)
What was the 2nd trap?
Burmese Tiger Pit
We find out that the tiger was behind the door the man chose at the end. True or False
False
List all 3 wishes.
1)200 pounds
2)their son to come back
3) presumably, for their son to disappear/return to the grave
“Awfully good,” “bittersweet,” “same difference,” and “original copy” are examples of..
oxymorons
The story begins on August 4, 2026/August 5, 2026/August 6, 2026.
August 4, 2026
Who survives at the end of the story?
Rainsford
How did the princess find out what was behind each door?
She used gold to pay someone off.
Who leads the lottery every year?
Mr. Summers
"Let us go, then, you and I, when the evening is spread out against the sky like a patient etherized on a table."
What literary device is used.
Simile
Who is the author of the story?
Ray Bradbury
What's the name of the 1st trap?
Malay Mancatcher
Why does the princess not want her lover to choose the door with the lady behind it?
she's jealous/she had seen them potentially flirting
Sergeant Major Morris from a _______ in India; a holy man who cursed the monkey's paw.
fakir
Identify the rhyme scheme.
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
ABAAB
Who is the author of the poem?
Sara Teasdale