Vocab
What word means danger?
Peril
Who is the protagonist (leading character)?
What is one major theme?
Survival, morality, man v nature
What word means the object of the chase, or the animal being hunted?
Quarry
Where does the story take place?
Ship-Trap Island
What does the General believe about humans?
What word means ineffectual; having no useful result?
Futile
What game does Sanger play?
Hunting humans
How does Rainsford's view of hunting change?
Sport to survival
What word means to evade or escape?
Elude
How does Rainsford escape?
Jumps into the sea
What does the story seem to assert about survival instincts?
Survival first, morals later
What is a czar?
A male monarch or emperor, especially one that ruled Russia until the revolution of 1917.
What is the conclusion to the story?
General? Rainsford gets to sleep in the bed...which means...?
How does the story question hunting ethics?
Shows it as cruel if humans are the prey