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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 makes Rainsford a little uncomfortable about the General?
2. Which animal does Rainsford call the most dangerous?
3. On page 1, the night is described as "dank." In this context, what does this word mean?
4. What explanation does Zaroff give for having recognized Rainsford?
5. On page 1, the narrator says that the night "was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht." What literary technique is being employed in this phrase?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Zaroff's dining room.
2. What warning signs are present in Zaroff's banter about Cossacks?
3. What layers of irony are later revealed about Rainsford's suggestion that cannibals might live on Ship-Trap Island?
4. In what ways does Zaroff show himself to be a good host?
5. What clues does Connell give right away that the relationship between Ivan and Zaroff developed in the military?
6. How does the discussion of the Cape buffalo introduce a possible meaning of the story's title?
7. Describe Rainsford's first impression of General Zaroff.
8. Describe General Zaroff's house.
9. What is the disagreement between Rainsford and Whitney?
10. Once he falls overboard, what does Rainsford do and what does it show about his character?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Connell frequently uses references to specific foods and wines, books, music, and so on as a method of characterizing General Zaroff. What does this tell us about General Zaroff? And why does Connell do it so often--do the references tell the reader separate things about Zaroff, or do they serve another purpose? Write an essay that analyzes the use of these details. Be sure to use textual support for your claims.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that analyzes how General Zaroff came to be the man he is when Rainsford meets him; explain multiple aspects of his personality, using textual evidence to justify speculations about how he came to be the way he is.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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