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Vocabulary
Lady, or the Tiger?
Most Dangerous Game
Rules of the Game
Vocabulary 2
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an opponent or enemy
What is an adversary?
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The main conflict for the princess.
What is internal conflict, woman versus her own mind. She must decide whether to feed her lover to the tiger or let him marry another woman.
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The MAIN conflict in this story.
What is external conflict of man versus man? Rainsford and Zaroff battle to the death.
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Is the conflict internal or external? What is the conflict?
What is external conflict between mother and daughter?
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very bad or regrettable
What is deplorable?
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capable of being touched or felt
What is tangible?
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The climax of "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
What is the part of the plot where the princess flicks her hand to the right indicating her decision.
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Why is the setting important to the story?
Zaroff's island is secluded and allows him freedom to hunt.
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What can we infer from this? When Waverly has to decide between American and Chinese birthdays—"I was seven according to the American formula and eight by the Chinese calendar" (13)—she doesn't choose one or the other. Instead she simply says, "I was born on March 17, 1951" (13).
We can infer that Waverly is comfortable with both American and Chinese culture. She doesn't feel like she was to choose.
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a circular structure with rising tiers of seats around a central open space
What is amphitheater?
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beliefs about the morality or ethics of an act.
What is scruples?
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What feeling is the princess experiencing: The girl was lovely, but she had dared to raise her eyes to the loved one of the princess; and, with all the intensity of the savage blood transmitted to her through long lines of wholly barbaric ancestors, she hated the woman who blushed and trembled behind that silent door.
What is jealousy.
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Who are character foils?
Rainsford and Zoroff Rainsford and Whitney Zoroff and Ivan
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How does the chess game symbolize the conflict in this story?
It symbolizes the mother daughter conflict as they strategically engage in battles of wills to get what they want. It also symbolizes the conflict of cultures. The mother represents Chinese culture, while Waverly is comfortable in American culture and seeks it out.
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an extraordinarily gifted or talented person, especially a child
What is prodigy?
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a group of judges or place of judgement
What is a tribunal?
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What is the servant's main conflict?
External conflict with the king and with the princess. The king put him in the amphitheater to be judged. The princess tells him which door to open.
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"Thank you, I'm a hunter, not a murderer." how is this foreshadowing for the future in the most dangerous game?
What is foreshadowing Rainsford killing the general at the end of the hunt to reclaim the role of hunter instead of prey.
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What does the fish and turtles symbolize in this story? "struggling to gain footing on the slimy green-tiled sides" (6) "fleshy head still connected to bones swimming upstream in vain escape" (65)
In their entrapment, the turtles and fish parallel Waverly's own circumstances. Trapped by chess and an intensely controlling mother, Waverly eventually ends up a lot like the fish and turtles—poked and prodded and forced to comply with other people's plans. The fish are stuck in their environment, just like Waverly is stuck in the cultural crossroads of San Francisco Chinatown.
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to be extremely proud and controlling
What is imperious?
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bad-smelling; stinky
What is malodorous?
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When and where does this story take place? How do you know? Why is the setting important?
Around the time of ancient Rome because they talk about Latin neighbors and gladiators. It takes place in an amphitheater which is the perfect place for a trial like this.
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What does the jungle symbolize?
Man's wild nature.
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What does Chinatown in San Fransisco symbolize?
What is a cultural crossroads between Chinese and American culture?
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friendly and gracious
What is affable?