The Most Dangerous Game

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Which inference about Whitney is best supported by the beginning of the story?

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He is a superstitious person who believes in rumors and legends.

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The following passage (paragraphs 7-9) mainly shows that________. “We should have some good hunting up the Amazon. Great sport, hunting.”
“The best sport in the world,” agreed Rainsford.
“For the hunter,” amended Whitney. “Not for the jaguar.”

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Rainsford does not care about the animal’s perspective in hunting.

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Which sentence from the text best describes the suspenseful atmosphere on the island? Options: “He came upon them as he turned a crook in the coast line; and his first thought was that he had come upon a village, for there were many lights.”, “He leaped upon the rail and balanced himself there, to get greater elevation; his pipe, striking a rope, was knocked from his mouth.”, Dense jungle came down to the very edge of the cliffs. What perils that tangle of trees and underbrush might hold for him did not concern Rainsford just then.”, “There was no sound in the night as Rainsford sat there, but the muffled throb of the engine that drove the yacht swiftly through the darkness…”

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Dense jungle came down to the very edge of the cliffs. What perils that tangle of trees and underbrush might hold for him did not concern Rainsford just then.”

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How does the passage (paragraphs 127-129) mainly add to the development of the text? “Oh, yes,” he said, casually as if in answer to a question, “I have electricity. We try to be civilized here.”
“Civilized? And you shoot down men?”
A trace of anger was in the general’s black eyes, but it was there for but a second; and he said, in his most pleasant manner, “Dear me, what a righteous young man you are!”

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It shows tension between the general’s civilized lifestyle and his barbaric hunting practices.

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How does the General ensure challenging prey on the island?

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He tricks passing ships into crashing and hunts the survivors.

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Which sentence from the text best supports the answer to Question 5? Options: “There was a chance that his cries could be heard by someone aboard the yacht, but that chance was slender and grew more slender as the yacht raced on.”, “‘They indicate a channel,’ he said, ‘where there’s none; giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide-open jaws.’”, “‘It is a very great pleasure and honor to welcome Mr. Sanger Rainsford, the celebrated hunter, to my home.’”, “‘You are much younger than I am, Mr. Rainsford, and have not hunted as much, but you perhaps can guess the answer.’”

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“‘They indicate a channel,’ he said, ‘where there’s none; giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide-open jaws.’”

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Which of the following statements most accurately describes Rainsford’s transformation while on the island?

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He goes from believing he is a hunter, to being the General’s prey.

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Which sentence from the story best supports the answer to Question 7?

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“His whole idea at first was to put distance between himself and General Zaroff; and, to this end, he had plunged along, spurred on by the sharp rowers of something very like panic.”

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Which event occurred first in the story?

• General Zaroff and Rainsford discuss hunting over dinner.
• Rainsford sets a Malay mancatcher trap for General Zaroff.
• Rainsford falls overboard the ship and must fight the ocean current.
• Rainsford kills Ivan by tying a knife to a tree sapling.

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Rainsford falls overboard the ship and must fight the ocean current.

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Which event occurred last in the story?

• Rainsford falls overboard the ship and must fight the ocean current.
• Rainsford sets a Malay mancatcher trap for General Zaroff.
• Rainsford kills Ivan by tying a knife to a tree sapling.
• General Zaroff and Rainsford discuss hunting over dinner.

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Rainsford kills Ivan by tying a knife to a tree sapling.