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=The Most Dangerous Game=

QUESTIONS: Answer the following questions. /32

1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? 2/2 He was so incredibly anxious and nervous waiting for General Zaroff, that the minute felt like a year.

2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? 1/2 He means that he is still alive and kicking, or dangerous, and he's still ready to fight, it's not over yet.

3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island? 1/1 He sets the island in the Caribbean Sea.

4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? 2/2 Zaroff's father was very wealthy, and luckily during the debacle in Russia he invested heavily in American securities, so he did not lose his fortune like other noble Russians.

5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him?1 /1 He acknowledge himself defeated, and let him leave the island.

6. What happened to Lazarus? 2/2 Lazarus (Zaroff's favourite dog) followed one of the men (prey) to the Death Swamp and was caught in the quicksand, and died.

7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? 1/1 He spent the first night of the hunt resting in a tree, although he did not sleep.

8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea? 1/1 Zaroff's father had a quarter of a million acres in Crimea.

9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? 1/1 He suggested moccasins because they leave a poorer trail.

10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. 3/3 Zaroff followed his tracks to the tree, he shook his head several times, as if puzzled, but maybe he knew Rainsford was in the tree, so he decided to drag out the hunt a bit more. His eyes follow up the tree until just before the branch Rainsford was on, and then he smiled, as if he had his prey, but was going to play a bit with it first, like the cat and mouse. He then deliberately blows a smoke ring into the air, almost to make sure Rainsford knows he's there, and he's not hunting him yet.

11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”?1 /2 He stocks his island with real people, from shipwrecks that happen on the sharp rocks.

12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story?1 /2 He gets defeated, then killed by Rainsford. Rainsford kills him to make sure he will not do anymore human sport hunting.

13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? 1/2 Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his "Malay mancatcher" because he really has a challenge ahead of him, he has been bored with hunting, and lives for the danger.

14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? 2/2 We know Rainsford is very fit because he swims from the yacht to the island, and he moves very quickly the first day of the hunt.

15. Discuss the state of mind of Rainsford before he lands on the island versus that after he meets the General. What is different? (Especially about how he perceives animal feelings.)/5

16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3

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Point of View: 3rd Person omnicient

Protagonist: Rainsford What type of character is the Protagonist? Round character, dynamic

Antagonist: General Zaroff

Describe the setting: Zaroff's island in the Caribbean, mood-tense time period?

Type of Conflict: Man vs. Man

Describe the main conflict: Zaroff wants to hunt Rainsford for fun

Describe the Climax of the Story: When Zaroff is surprised to find Rainsford hiding in the curtains of his bed.

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? His views on the suffering and killing of animals changes because he becomes prey himself.

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. Game represents hunting, which is all about survival of the fittest. The theme is survival. "The most dangerous game" refers to how he's trying to survive while being hunted.

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? The main conflict of Rainsford being hunted by Zaroff illustrates Rainsford trying to survive while being hunted. This relates to how Rainsford feels about animals having no feelings when they are being hunted.

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? The climax of Zaroff finding Rainsford hiding in the curtains of his bed illustrates how even though Rainsford has won, he still needs to survive getting off the island, so to ensure his survival, he kills Zaroff.

Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):

Simile: "The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window."

Metaphor: "...a mental chill; a sort of sudden dread."

Personification: "...trying to peer through the dank tropical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht."

Symbol: The island is a symbol for evil, murder, terrible things happening to men.

Foreshadowing (give both elements): When Whitney goes into the cabin to go to sleep, and Rainsford stays out to smoke a little more, it foreshadows that Rainsford is the protagonist and not Whitney, even though Whitney spoke first.

Irony: Rainsford is a hunter, and he gets hunted.

Imagery: "...his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth."

Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. The class theme is power and hunting is all about who has the most power, survival of the fittest. In the story, Zaroff has more power than Rainsford, and is able to make him agree to be hunted.

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