The Most Dangerous Game

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to forgive or overlook

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condone

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intensely enthusiastic

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zealous

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absolutely necessary

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imperative

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How does Rainsford’s opinion on animals change throughout the story?

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At first, Rainsford sees animals only as prizes for human hunters, but later Rainsford sympathizes with the animal “at bay” when he too becomes the hunted (Paragraph 204).

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What is the overall effect of the last line of the story: “He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided.”?

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The last line leaves the reader to infer that Rainsford has killed Zaroff, contrasting Zaroff’s chilling death with Rainsford’s rewarding night’s sleep.

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How does the author create suspense at the beginning of the selection? Options: He starts the story with dialogue, not description; He has Whitney refer to Captain Nielsen, a dangerous figure; He has Whitney describe the mysterious reputation of the island they are passing; He shows how Whitney and Rainsford plan to go hunting in the Amazon.

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He has Whitney describe the mysterious reputation of the island they are passing.

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Which statement foreshadows the story's direction or ending? Options: The conversation about the island, including the mention of a dangerous feeling and cannibals., The fact that Rainsford smokes a pipe and he loses it, The fact that Ivan does not speak to Rainsford when he knocks on the door, Rainsford’s swim in the Caribbean Sea toward the island

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The conversation about the island, including the mention of a dangerous feeling and cannibals.