Vocab
The definition of bewildered.
What is confused, perplexed, puzzled?
In TMDG, this literary device is used in this sentence: "The sea was flat as a plate-glass window."
What is a simile?
This is the deal Zaroff offers his human "prey": survive this many days, and you go free.
What is three days?
Rainsford's buddy on the yacht.
Who is Whitney?
This time of day adds to the suspenseful mood in the story.
What is the night?
Synonym for tangible, that is also a vocab word this week.
What is palpable?
The central conflict type when Rainsford must outwit General Zaroff in order to survive.
What is man vs man?
General Zaroff explains that he has grown bored hunting animals and now hunts this instead.
What are humans?
Rainsford's first name.
Who is Sanger?
This grand building represents fake safety, it looks welcoming, but hides Zaroff's deadly game.
What is Zaroff's mansion?
Believing that breaking a mirror gives you seven years of bad luck is an example of.
What is superstition?
Ship Trap Island, with its ominous name and reputation, is an example of this technique that hints at danger to come.
What is foreshadowing?
This is the name of the island Rainsford ends up on.
What is Ship-Trap Island?
This Cossack General is polite on the surface but secretly hunts humans for sport.
Who is General Zaroff?
This part of the island is filled with quicksand and represents hidden danger.
What is Death Swamp?
The part of speech that the word "gravely" is.
What is an adverb?
The story's dark jungle setting and descriptions of eerie noises are examples of this element that creates mood.
What is imagery?
During the hunt, Rainsford creates this type of trap with a falling log that injures Zaroff’s shoulder.
What is the Malay mancatcher?
The topic Rainsford wrote a book about.
What is hunting?
General Zaroff releases his hunting dogs from this area of the estate.
What is the kennel (or courtyard)?
An example of something that is not tangible.
What is hope, love, etc.?
When Zaroff, a hunter, turns humans into prey, this ironic reversal of roles occurs.
What is situational irony?
At the end of the story, Rainsford surprises Zaroff in his bedroom. This is what happens after their final confrontation.
What is Rainsford defeats/kills Zaroff and sleeps in his bed?
Though he begins the story believing animals feel no fear, by the end Rainsford experiences this role reversal.
What is becoming the hunted?
The story begins here, before Rainsford falls overboard.
What is the yacht?