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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 the second night, what danger does Rainsford narrowly avoid?
2. What is Zaroff's response to being wounded by Rainsford?
3. What is the significance of the two trees, where one is leaning on the other?
4. When he is hiding in the tree, what does Rainsford suddenly realize?
5. On page 39, General Zaroff says "It's a game, you see," and the reader realizes what about the story's title?
Short Essay Questions
1. What disagreement do Zaroff and Rainsford have about the difference between "hunting" and "murder"?
2. During Rainsford's attempt to escape Zaroff, there are many references to animals. How are they used and what is their significance?
3. What does General Zaroff's definition of "civilized" seem to be?
4. How does Zaroff obtain his victims?
5. What are the terms of General Zaroff's "game"?
6. How does Zaroff characterize Rainsford's views on hunting human beings?
7. What allusion is contained in the sentence "I have played the fox, now I must play the cat of the fable," and what is the meaning of the allusion (50)?
8. What does Zaroff want to show Rainsford in the cellar and in the library, and what does this tell the reader about him?
9. How does Rainsford finally escape Zaroff, and why is Zaroff foolish to assume that Rainsford is dead?
10. What part of the island does Zaroff tell Rainsford to avoid, and what are at least two likely motives for his warning?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Write an essay about the story's ending in which you consider this question: Is Rainsford a hypocrite? Think about Rainsford's statements about hunting versus murder and animals versus humans. Are his beliefs consistent or do they seem to be designed to allow him to do something that he suspects might be wrong? How does this question relate to the ending of the story and his choice to seek out and kill Zaroff instead of finding and using Zaroff's boat? Be sure to use textual evidence to support your claims.
Essay Topic 3
The plot structure of "The Most Dangerous Game" is less evenly balanced than those of many short stories in the Western Canon. Write an essay in which you discuss what is gained and lost from the decision to end the story so quickly after the story's climax.
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