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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. On page 33, the narrator mentions that Zaroff has "surmounted" an obstacle. What has Zaroff done?
2. What does Zaroff enjoy about hunting humans?
3. Whom does Zaroff credit for his great abilities as a hunter?
4. What does Rainsford see is true about three sides of Zaroff's house?
5. Where are Rainsford and his partner headed?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the early warning signs about Zaroff's island that Rainsford ignores.
2. What clues does Connell give right away that the relationship between Ivan and Zaroff developed in the military?
3. Describe General Zaroff's house.
4. How does the discussion of the Cape buffalo introduce a possible meaning of the story's title?
5. How does Rainsford end up falling overboard?
6. What is the disagreement between Rainsford and Whitney?
7. Describe Zaroff's dining room.
8. Describe the first encounter between Rainsford and Ivan.
9. Describe the physical setting of Ship-Trap Island.
10. What does Rainsford find in the jungle as he is walking toward Zaroff's house, and what does he conclude from it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you analyze the title of the story "The Most Dangerous Game." In your essay, explain how the multiple layers of meaning in the title develop throughout the story and how these multiple layers support the story's meaning. Be sure to use textual evidence to support your claims.
Essay Topic 2
The setting of "The Most Dangerous Game" is important not only to the plot of the story but to its meaning. Write an essay in which you explain why this is true; be sure to offer textual support for your claims.
Essay Topic 3
In what way is this story about more than hunting animals? Explain how this story comments on the way that human beings treat one another as much as it comments on how humans treat other animals. Be sure to offer textual support for your claims.
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