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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 kind of animals does Zaroff say are better than the people he hunts?
2. On page 59, Rainsford's waiting is described with the phrase "He lived a year in a minute." What literary technique is being used here?
3. On page 49, Rainsford thinks that running away from the chateau in a straight line is "futile." What kind of a plan is "futile"?
4. What word does Zaroff use frequently to describe his life on the island?
5. What does Zaroff believe fighting in the war should have taught Rainsford?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Zaroff characterize Rainsford's views on hunting human beings?
2. What are the terms of General Zaroff's "game"?
3. What part of the island does Zaroff tell Rainsford to avoid, and what are at least two likely motives for his warning?
4. 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)?
5. What does General Zaroff's definition of "civilized" seem to be?
6. What disagreement do Zaroff and Rainsford have about the difference between "hunting" and "murder"?
7. What does Zaroff say about the "strong" and the "weak" (35)?
8. How does General Zaroff react to Rainsford's various traps?
9. Explain at least two ways in which the story's title can be understood.
10. What does Zaroff want to show Rainsford in the cellar and in the library, and what does this tell the reader about him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Zaroff explains what kind of men he hunts, he makes it clear that he considers a particular sort of person beneath him--barely human. Write an essay in which you analyze his remarks to show what distinctions he is making between "types" of human beings and how this functions thematically in the overall story. Be sure to offer 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 imagery used in "The Most Dangerous Game." Identify patterns in Connell's use of imagery; create a thesis that connects these patterns to the story's overall meaning. Be sure to use textual evidence to support your claims.
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