The Most Dangerous Game

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What type of mood is created by the author's use of a medieval chateau?

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foreboding

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What is the mood of the following passage? Rainsford, reclining in a steamer chair, indolently puffed on his favorite   brier. The sensuous drowsiness of the night was on him. “It’s so dark,” he  thought, “that I could sleep without closing my eyes; the night would be my  eyelids–”

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Relaxed

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

• He is a superstitious person who believes in rumors and legends.
• He does not like sailing because he did not grow up near water.
• He thinks Rainsford is rude and arrogant.
• He enjoys adventure.

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

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What purpose does Whitney serve in the story?

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He tells about the uneasy feeling he has about Ship-Trap Island and foreshadows the rest of the story.

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How does the author's word choice add suspense to the passage? “...the jungle weeds were crushed down and the moss was lacerated; one patch of weeds was stained crimson.” 

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His words suggest evidence of physical violence.

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Which quote from The Most Dangerous Game could be labeled as irony? "The paddling sound of feet on the soft earth...", "He lived a year in a minute...", "The world famous game hunter was now being hunted as game himself...", "The impulse to cry aloud with joy..."

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"The world famous game hunter was now being hunted as game himself..."

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Which of these examples shows foreshadowing?

• The man’s only answer was to raise with his thumb the hammer of his  revolver.
• Rainsford had fought his way through the bush for two hours. “I must  keep my nerve. I must keep my nerve,” he said through tight teeth.
• He saw no sign of a trail through the closely knit web of weeds and trees; it  was easier to go along the shore, and Rainsford floundered along by the water.
• A simple fellow, but, I’m afraid, like all  his race, a bit of a savage.” "Is he Russian?" "He is a Cossack," said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "So am I."

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A simple fellow, but, I’m afraid, like all  his race, a bit of a savage.” "Is he Russian?" "He is a Cossack," said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "So am I."

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How does the author's word choice add suspense to the passage? “...the jungle weeds were crushed down and the moss was lacerated; one patch of weeds was stained crimson.” 

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His words suggest evidence of physical violence.

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In the text, Rainsford spots the chateau and the sea "licked greedy lips." What does this personification imply?

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The sea is waiting for its next victim.

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When Whitney calls it "Ship-Trap Island," this is ___________ and it implies_______________.

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foreshadowing / that the island is a place where people get stranded