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The Most Dangerous Game
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What is the name of the island in "The Most Dangerous Game?"
Ship-Trap Island
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Why did Zaroff stop hunting non-human animals?
He was bored.
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When an element of a story hints at future events, this is known as ___________________________.
Foreshadowing
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What is the genre of "The Most Dangerous Game"?

adventure fiction 


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Who wrote "The Most Dangerous Game?" 

Richard Connell

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The beginning of "The Most Dangerous Game" has a mood of dread. What is a synonym of "dread"?
Fear
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Which war did Rainsford fight in?
World War 1
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General Zaroff had a dog named Lazarus, which is a reference to a biblical character. This is an example of _________________________. (BONUS: Why is this ironic?)
Allusion
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"Rainsford heard a sound. It came out of the darkness, a high screaming sound, the sound of an animal in an extremity of anguish and terror. He did not recognize the animal that made the sound; he did not try to; with fresh vitality he swam toward the sound. He heard it again; then it was cut short by another noise, crisp, staccato."   What type of literary device is this?

foreshadowing

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What does the word "quarry" mean? (Eg. The hunter flushed his quarry.)
Prey, something being hunted
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What is the main attribute that Zaroff wants the animals he hunts to have?
Reason
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What is a motif in "The Most Dangerous Game"?

Hunting, dogs, darkness, the color red

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The general was saving him for another day's sport! The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse. What type of figurative language is this?

metaphor

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When does Rainsford first realizes he is going to be the prey? 

Zaroff tells him to join the hunt or become Ivan’s sport

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Rainsford says the world is comprised of what two types of creatures? BONUS: Zaroff says the world is comprised of what two types of people.
Hunters and huntees. Strong and weak.
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Name three antagonists in "The Most Dangerous Game."
Zaroff, the island, Ivan, dogs, Rainsford's capacity for evil
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Which attributes of Zaroff's physical appearance foreshadow that that he is a dangerous predator? Name at least two.
Black and bright eyes, red lips, pointed teeth
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Rainsford, crouching there, could not see the general, nor could he see the pit.  He lived a year in a minute.

What type of figurative language?


Hyperbole

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How does Zaroff justify his hunting of human beings?

Only the strong deserve to survive
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When and where does "The Most Dangerous Game" take place? Give an approximate time period (ex: late 1990s)

early 1920s, on Ship-Trap Island (in the Caribbean) 

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When having dinner with Zaroff, what made Rainsford uneasy?

He could feel Zaroff eyeing him/studying him

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What is the type of conflict Rainsford experiences as he tries to remain calm?

Character vs. Self

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Rainsford the hunter becoming the prey is an example of what type of irony?

situational

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What choices did Zaroff give his human prey?

To be hunted or to face Ivan

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Name two ways in which Zaroff is a hypocrite.

He believes in the "natural" subservience of certain men, yet constantly interferes with nature. He claims to want a challenge yet sets up the game so he has many advantages. He pretends to be "civilized" yet he is a murderer.