The Most Dangerous Game

In “The Most Dangerous Game,” which of the following events comes first?

• Rainsford’s trap kills Ivan.

• Rainsford falls overboard.

• Rainsford sleeps in Zaroff’s bed.

• Rainsford leaps into the sea.

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In “The Most Dangerous Game,” which answer best describes the problem General Zaroff has before he invents his “game”?

• He hates Ivan, but he needs his help for the hunt.

• He loves hunting, but he hates to see animals suffer.

• He cares only for hunting, but hunting has begun to bore him.

• He hates Rainsford, but he must be hospitable to get him to stay.

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In “The Most Dangerous Game,” what is the “game” that Zaroff invents?

• He invites the world’s greatest hunters to compete against one another.

• He hunts human beings—sailors he has lured to the island.

• He invites other hunters to compete against Ivan.

• He and Ivan compete against each other in tracking animals.

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In “The Most Dangerous Game,” how does Rainsford finally defeat Zaroff?

• He makes a Malay mancatcher using a dead tree.

• He digs a pit lined with stakes and conceals it with branches.

• He refuses to participate in Zaroff’s hunt any longer.

• He swims back to Zaroff’s house and ambushes him there.

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In “The Most Dangerous Game,” what does Zaroff list as important attributes of the animal he wishes to hunt? Choose three options.

• It must have courage.

• It must prey on animals.

• It must be cunning.

• It must be very large.

• It must be able to reason.

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What is the meaning of appraising in the following sentence from “The Most Dangerous Game”? Base your answer on context. "Whenever he looked up from his plate he found the general studying him, appraising him narrowly."

• informing

• avoiding

• evaluating

• envying

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Which group of words from the sentence best supports the answer to Part A?

• looked up

• from his plate

• he found the general

• studying him

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Part A: What is the meaning of quarry in the following passage from “The Most Dangerous Game”? Base your answer on context. “I wanted the ideal animal to hunt,” explained the general. “So I said: ‘What are the attributes of an ideal quarry?’”

• animal that is hunted

• animal that is hunting

• person who is hunting

• desire to go hunting

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Part B: Which group of words from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?

• I wanted

• animal to hunt

• explained the general

• What are the attributes

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Part A: What is the meaning of futile in the following sentence from “The Most Dangerous Game”? Base your answer on context. Now he had got a grip on himself, had stopped, and was taking stock of himself and the situation. He saw that straight flight was futile; inevitably it would bring him face to face with the sea.

• direct

• useless

• obvious

• understandable

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