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Who's that?
Figurative Language
Elements of Fiction
100

The antagonist of the story.

General Zaroff

100
What does Ivan do when he first meets Rainsford?
Ivan holds a revolver to Rainsford's chest.
100

Who is the character that fell off the boat at the beginning of the story?

Rainsford

100

“Ugh! The air is like moist black velvet”

Simile

100
Which plot element is: Rainsford swims to shore, hunted by General Zaroff, jumps off the cliff, and tries to get away from Zaroff.
What is the rising action?
200
What is the name of the Island?
Ship Trap Island.
200
They are released every night at seven.
What are the dogs?
200

Who is Zaroff's big, intimidating body guard who is killed by the trap set up by Rainsford?

Ivan

200

"The revolver pointed as rigidly as if the giant were a statue."

Simile

200

What is the main conflict of the story?

Person vs. Person

300

Initially, the ship was headed for

Amazon or Rio 

300
When fleeing from Zaroff, where does Rainsford hide?
In a tree.
300

Who tells Rainsford the superstition surrounding the island?

Whitney

300

"the swish and ripple of the wash of the propeller."

Onomatopoeia

300

Which part of the story is the resolution?

He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided.

400

Rainsford finds this on the shore when he first gets onto the island.

Empty cartridge / blood in the weeds

400

What is Rainsford's book that the General read about?

Hunting snow leopards in Tibet.

400
What is Rainsford's first name?
Sanger.
400

"...down to where the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows."

Foreshadowing

400

Which part of the plot is: Rainsford jumps off of the cliff into the sea to get away from Zaroff and his hounds.


The climax

500

How does Zaroff get humans on his island to hunt?

They are the crew of ships that wreck on the island because of his channel lights he has set up.

500
Richard Connell
Who is the author of "The Most Dangerous Game?"
500
The Burmese Tiger Pit claimed this character.
The hound?
500

"This place has an evil name among seafaring men."

What is hyperbole?

500

In what point of view was the story written?

Third person limited