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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. Why did Zaroff go into the army?

2. What makes Rainsford a little uncomfortable about the General?

3. To what ethnic group do Zaroff and his servant belong?

4. Which word does the narrator use to describe General Zaroff's home?

5. Why does Rainsford stand up on the ship's rail?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rainsford end up falling overboard?

2. What clues does Connell give right away that the relationship between Ivan and Zaroff developed in the military?

3. Describe Rainsford's first impression of General Zaroff.

4. What does Rainsford find in the jungle as he is walking toward Zaroff's house, and what does he conclude from it?

5. Describe General Zaroff's house.

6. Once he falls overboard, what does Rainsford do and what does it show about his character?

7. What layers of irony are later revealed about Rainsford's suggestion that cannibals might live on Ship-Trap Island?

8. What is the disagreement between Rainsford and Whitney?

9. In what ways does Zaroff show himself to be a good host?

10. Describe the first encounter between Rainsford and Ivan.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of Ivan and Zaroff being Cossacks? Do some research on the history of the Cossack people, especially as it relates to serfdom and to the Czars of Russia. Then write an essay in which you analyze Connell's use of this detail to create meaning. Be sure to use textual evidence as support for your claims and to cite all sources in MLA format.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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