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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. What do Rainsford and his partner intend to hunt?
2. What does Zaroff imply he was afraid of when he realized that hunting had begun to bore him?
3. Into what two groups does Rainsford divide up the world?
4. On page 33, the narrator mentions that Zaroff has "surmounted" an obstacle. What has Zaroff done?
5. When Zaroff says, on page 31, that there is "no greater bore than perfection," to what is he referring?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe General Zaroff's house.
2. Once he falls overboard, what does Rainsford do and what does it show about his character?
3. What clues does Connell give right away that the relationship between Ivan and Zaroff developed in the military?
4. Describe the first encounter between Rainsford and Ivan.
5. In what ways does Zaroff show himself to be a good host?
6. How did General Zaroff's early life prepare him to be a hunter?
7. Describe the early warning signs about Zaroff's island that Rainsford ignores.
8. Describe the physical setting of Ship-Trap Island.
9. What is the disagreement between Rainsford and Whitney?
10. What warning signs are present in Zaroff's banter about Cossacks?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you analyze how Rainsford's attitude toward game animals changes over the course of the story. Be sure to offer textual support for your claims.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Write an essay in which you analyze how the use of a third-person point of view and an objective tone shapes the reader's feelings (mood) as they read "The Most Dangerous Game." Be sure to offer textual support for your claims.
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