The Most Dangerous Game
What is the name of the island where the story takes place?
Ship Trap Island
What year is Harrison Bergeron set in?
2081
What is a simile?
(A comparison using "like" or "as.")
What does ACE stand for?
(Answer, Cite, Explain.)
What is internal conflict?
(A struggle within a character’s mind.)
Who is the main antagonist of the story?
General Zaroff
What is the purpose of the handicaps in the story?
(To enforce complete equality by limiting people's abilities.)
What is the point of view of The Most Dangerous Game?
(Third-person limited.)
How should in-text citations be formatted in MLA?
(Author’s last name and page number in parentheses, e.g., (Connell 5).)
What type of conflict is Rainsford vs. Zaroff?
(External – Man vs. Man.)
What is the irony in the title The Most Dangerous Game?
(It refers to both the hunting game and Rainsford, the most dangerous prey.)
How does the government ensure people remain "equal"?
(They assign mental, physical, and visual handicaps to those who are above average.)
What is foreshadowing?
(A literary device where the author gives hints about future events.)
What is the purpose of the “Explain” part in an ACE paragraph?
(To connect the evidence to the claim and explain its significance.)
In Harrison Bergeron, how does George’s mental handicap represent internal conflict?
(He struggles to think clearly but is constantly interrupted.)
How does Rainsford escape Zaroff at the end of the story?
(He jumps into the sea and sneaks into Zaroff’s bedroom.)
What does Harrison declare himself when he escapes his handicaps?
Emperor
Identify the figurative language: "The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window."
(Simile.)
In an MLA Works Cited entry, what should be italicized?
(Book titles, longer works like plays and movies.)
What kind of external conflict is represented in The Most Dangerous Game when Rainsford must survive in the jungle?
(Man vs. Nature.)
What is one example of foreshadowing that hints at Zaroff’s true nature?
(Whitney and Rainsford discuss how hunted animals feel fear, or Zaroff hints that he hunts “more dangerous” prey.)
What is the irony of Harrisons extreme handicaps?
The handicaps are supposed to restrict his abilities, yet at the same time they suggest he is inferior to those around him because of his extreme strength and intelligence.
How does the use of third-person limited in The Most Dangerous Game impact the story?
(It keeps readers in suspense by only revealing what Rainsford knows, so we learn about Zaroff’s true nature along with him.)
What is wrong with this in-text citation? "General Zaroff enjoys the hunt" (Connell, 8).
(There should be no comma between the author's name and page number.)
How does The Most Dangerous Game explore both internal and external conflict?
(Rainsford battles Zaroff (external), but he also struggles with his own beliefs about hunting and being hunted (internal).)