The Most Dangerous Game

Which of the following literary devices is presented here?

"He lived a year in a minute."

• imagery

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following best describes the climax of The Most Dangerous Game?

• When Rainsford first finds himself shipwrecked

• When Rainsford runs into Zaroff

• When Zaroff explains that he enjoys hunting people as sport

• When Rainsford jumps into the water to make his final escape

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.W.9-10.9

How does the author create suspense at the beginning of the selection?

• 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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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.W.9-10.3B

Why did Zaroff believe humans were so formidable a prey?

• because of the ability to reason
• because of the great speed
• because of the greater strength
• because of the ability to speak

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.9

Which of the following statements is the BEST example of foreshadowing how the story might go/end?

• 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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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is the point of view of The Most Dangerous Game?

• 3rd person - omniscient
• 3rd person - objective
• 1st person - major chracter
• 1st person - minor character

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CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Identify the TWO meanings of the word "game" in the title "The Most Dangerous Game."

• Prey

• Meat

• Equipment

• Competition

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How does Rainsford escape Zaroff and the dogs?

• He jumps off of a cliff

• He starts a fire

• He flies

• He swims under a bridge

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which of the following is the best example of foreshadowing in this story?

• The fact that Rainsford smokes a pipe foreshadows his death.

• The fact that Ivan is mute foreshadows his background.

• Whitney's tales of Ship-Trap Island foreshadow the danger present there.

• Rainsford's construction of the traps foreshadows that he is an expert hunter.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

All of these are FLASHBACKS in the text EXCEPT _____.

• Zaroff tells Rainsford about his childhood.
• Rainsford remembers his time hunting in Uganda.
• Rainsford thinks about making a Malay Man-Catcher in Malacca.
• Zaroff uses the hounds.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5