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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell Review for story.
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1
What are clues in a story that hint at events that will happen in the future?
Inference
Theme
Foreshadowing
Irony
2
What college/university did the author attend?
Ohio University
Boston College
Princeton University
Harvard University
3
Which is not a rule of the game?
Zaroff follows with a pistol of lowest calibur and range
They get a sack of food and a hunting knife
They get one hunting dog to provide them company
They get a 3 hour head start
4
What are the sounds that startle Rainsford and cause him to drop his pipe?
Whitney's yelling voice
3 gun shots
3 animal cries
The crashing waves
5
What is the main conflict in the story?
Rainsford vs. Zaroff
Zaroff vs. Boredom
Rainsford vs. the ocean
Rainsford vs. Ivan
6
Which of the events happen first in the story?
Rainsford leaps into the sea
Rainsford sleeps in Zaroff's bed
Rainsford falls overboard
Rainsford's trap kills Ivan
7
What is the resolution to the story?
Rainsford kills Zaroff and sleeps in his bed
Rainsford and Zaroff become friends
Rainsford dies when he jumps off the cliff
Ivan kills everyone and lives by himslef
8
What is the contrast between what the reader knows and what the characters knows to be true?
Dramatic Irony
Basic irony
Situational Irony
Verbal irony
9
Who is the protagonist in the story?
Whitney
Ivan
General Zaroff
Rainsford
10
How does Rainsford escape Zaroff and the doge?
He kills them with his own bare hands
He jumps off a cliff into the ocean
He digs a hole and crawls under them
He hides behind a tree and shoves them off the cliff
11
What are Cossack's known for?
fierceness
determination
generosity
humbleness
12
What story is the author most known for?
"Thrill of a Romance"
"The Most Dangerous Game"
"Murder at Sea"
"Heart of a Sloganeer"
13
Who is the character that is a Cossack and is growing bored with hunting?
Whitney
General Zaroff
Rainsford
Ivan
14
What kind of conflict does the baying of the hounds create for Rainsford?
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Supernatural
Man vs. Society
15
What trap injures General Zaroff?
Uganda Knife Trap
Malay Man Catcher
Malaysian Knife Trap
Burmese Tiger Pit
16
What is the name of the author of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
Ray Bradbury
John Calinski
Richard Connell
John Steinbeck
17
What is the contrast between what happens and what is expected to happen?
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Basic Irony
Dramatic Irony
18
What are Rainsford and Whitney disagreeing about in the beginning of the story?
If animals are all deaf and dumb
If animals can hunt as well as humans
If animals have feelings and can reason
If animals are made for hunters pleasure
19
What is the reason Zaroff gives for hunting the ultimate quarry?
They are strong
They are not mentally stable
They can run faster
They can reason
20
What literary term is the main idea or underlying meaning of a text?
Inference
Irony
Foreshadowing
Theme
21
What "game" does General Zaroff stock on the island?
Bears
Jaguars
Aligators
Humans
22
According to Rainsford, what two classes make up the world?
Hunters and Seekers
Hunted and Prey
Hunters and Gatherers
Hunters and Huntees
23
Which Trap Killed Ivan?
Malaysian Knife Trap
Malay Man Catcher
Burmese Tiger Pit
Uganda Knife Trap
24
Who is the character that is a Cossack and is deaf and dumb?
General Zaroff
Rainsford
Ivan
Whitney
25
What external conflict does Rainsford face when he is in the water?
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Supernatural
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Nature
26
How do the sailors feel about the island?
They laugh
They are proud
They think its stupid
They have a curious dread
27
What is a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning?
Irony
Foreshadowing
Inference
Theme
28
The use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite of its literal meaning is...
Onomatopoeia
Conflict
Irony
Figurative Language
29
Why does General Zaroff let Rainsford go the first night?
He thinks Rainsford is dead
He wants to give Ivan a chance to find him
He wants to continue the hunt
He doesn't know Rainsford is there
30
Which of the following is
NOT
one of the traps used in the game?
Uganda Knife Trap
Burmese Tiger Pit
Malaysian Knife Trap
Malay Man Catcher
31
What war did the author serve in?
Spanish-American War
World War II
World War I
Revolutionary War
32
What does Rainsford and Whitney both like to do?
Eat
Cook
Hunt
Sleep
33
The author died at what age?
63
75
46
56
34
How does General Zaroff recognize Rainsford?
They have met before
From his driver's license
From articles written about him in the paper
From his book
35
What is "The Most Dangerous Game" about?
A bitter attack on hunting
A deadly contest between hunters
A superstitious tale told by sailors
A struggle between rich and poor
36
What is it when people say the opposite of what they actually mean?
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Basic Irony
Situational Irony
37
What is the name of the island?
Ship Trap
Ship's Ahoy
Ship Wreck
Ship Mate
38
What date in 1893 was the author born?
October 17
October 14
October 31
October 21
39
How does General Zaroff get the game on the island?
He traps them from the army
He kidnaps them from other countries
He has a trap that wrecks the ships
He lures them with candy
40
How old was the author when he became the city editor of a newspaper?
16 years old
21 years old
12 years old
30 years old
41
Who is the character that is Rainsford's hunting partner?
Whitney
Rainsford
Ivan
Zaroff
42
What is the name of the sea that Ship Trap Island is in?
Atlantic
Caribbean
Red
Pacific
