How does Rainsford feel about animals in the beginning of the story?
He is uncaring and unfeeling.
100
Who is the antagonist of the story?
Zaroff
100
What is the exposition of the story?
The exposition provides information on the setting (Carpathians), the characters (Ulrich and Georg), and their feud.
100
Why were the men unable to attack each other? (2 reasons)
At first, they were too "civilized" to just attack on sight; then, lightning struck and a tree landed over them both, pinning them down.
100
What is the part of the story that tells the reader "what happens years later"?
The denouement
200
Give an example of foreshadowing in the story.
* Ship-Trap Island
*The sailors' stories about Ship-Trap Island and what happens there
* The conversation about hunters and the hunted between Rainsford & Whitney
200
Who wins the "Game"?
Rainsford
200
What is the feud about?
The families of the two men have been fighting for years over a land dispute.
200
Who hears the men's screams and comes for them?
Wolves
200
What is the part of the story where the conflict is introduced?
The inciting moment/incident
300
What does Zaroff hunt and why?
He hunts humans because he became bored with animal prey.
300
How does Rainsford attempt to throw Zaroff off his trail?
He makes a zig-zag pattern through the island.
300
Provide an example of internal conflict in the story.
Ulrich deciding to befriend Georg and not kill him.
300
Why does each man hope that his men come for him first?
Each one wants to be able to provide the first show of friendship.
300
what is the part of the story where the conflict is intensified?
Rising action
400
According to Zaroff, what does the ideal prey have?
"Cunning, courage, and the ability to reason"
400
How does Zaroff "toy" with Rainsford when he (Rainsford) is hiding in the tree?
He blows cigar smoke up into the tree and thanks him for the "entertainment."
400
Name one theme of the story.
"Don't spend your life worrying over petty grudges."
400
How do the men change once the tree falls on them? (How do they start out, and how are they different before the end?)
At first they bicker, but then agree to be friends.
400
What is the part of the story where the setting and characters are introduced?
The exposition
500
Who is the protagonist of the story?
Rainsford
500
What were the three traps and what were the results of them?
1. Malay Man-Trap: injures Zaroff
2. Burmese Tiger Pit: kills a dog
3. Knife attached to a tree: kills Ivan
500
Provide an example of irony in the story.
*The ending is situational irony because the men have made up but no one will ever know it.
*The fact that both men are out hunting and yet nature kills them both is situational irony.
500
What is an "interloper"?
An interloper is someone who gets involved where they are not wanted or do not belong
500
What is the part of the story where the conflict is resolved?