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The Most Dangerous Game


 * QUESTIONS: Answer the following questions. /32 **


 * 1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”?2 /2 "He lived a year in a minute" means that through that one minute alot of stuff from the past flashed through the mind and that, that one minute felt like forever. **


 * 2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? 1/2 It means that even though he is being hunted, Rainsford is filled with anger like a beast but is remaning calm but when he gets the chance he will kill just like a real prey. **


 * 3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island? 1/1 Caribbean sea **


 * 4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? 1/2 He heavily invested in American security when Russia fell **


 * 5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1/1 He promises to let him go and drop him off on the mainland near a town **


 * 6. What happened to Lazarus? 2/2 Lazarus, his favorite dog chased a prey into the swampy area, where in fell in quicksand and died. **


 * 7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt?1 /1 He spends his first night in a tree, between two branches covered with leaves **


 * 8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea? 1/1 He has a quarter of a million acres **


 * 9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins?1 /1 He suggests that because they leave less of a trail **


 * 10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. 3/3 He comes up to the tree Rainsford is in and then glances up and then smiles a weird smile. Also Zaroff likes his hunting to be interseting and found his best game yet so he wants to make it last longer. **
 * 11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? 2/2 There are flashing lights that are a false trail which misguides ships, then they get crushed by the rocks so sailors come to him and then he feds them and put them in top condition so he can hunt them. **


 * 12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story?2 /2 He finds out Rainsford isn't dead and he is just hiding is his room and then duels him, we assume he died. **
 * 13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? 2/2 Zaroff is a gentleman when it comes to hunting so he wanted to conrugalte him on a fine thing, and he was surpirsed that someone could beat him at hunting so he felt congragultaion was needed. **


 * 14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? 2/2 He swam for a very long distance twice, he out ran the dogs, evaded caputre and he could climb trees. **


 * 15. Discuss the state of mind of Rainsford before he lands on the island versus that after he meets the General. What is different? (Especially about how he perceives animal feelings.)3/5 In the beginning he didnt care about killing animals beacuse he thought they had no feelings. Later when he meets Zaroff and realizes he hunts humans and is the huntee he realizes what it feels like to be hunted, so he became understanding. **


 * 16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. 2/3 He inspires it by creating a creepy atmoshpere, he describes things very specifacally such as the night and Ivan and he uses suspense and dread very well. **

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 * Short Stories - Literary Devises Title:The Most Dangerous Game **


 * Point of View: Omniscient **


 * Protagonist: Sanger Rainsford **


 * What type of character is the Protagonist? He is round and dynamic **


 * Antagonist: General Zaroff **

**Between WW1 and WW2** **A dark atmosphere**
 * Describe the setting: In the Caribbean **

Describe the setting!


 * Type of Conflict: Man Vs Man **


 * Describe the main conflict: The main conflict is General Zaroff hunting Rainsford **


 * Describe the Climax of the Story: When General Zaroff said " on guard " to Rainsford **


 * How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? In the beginning he was cold hearted but then when he got trapped and hunted and gained insight as to what it is like to be hunted like an animal. **


 * Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. The relationship between the title and the theme (survival) The link is how survival is a game and how the title is called the most dangerous game. **


 * How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? It helps helps illustrate the theme by emphasizing the human drive for survival because the main conflict is Rainsford trying to survive from Zaroff. **


 * How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? The climax shows how man is willing to do anything to survive, just like an animal **


 * Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes): **


 * Simile: " It's like moist black velvet." **


 * Metaphor: " The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window." **


 * Personification: " The wash from the speeding yacht slapped him in the face" **


 * Symbol: The island symbolizes a trap for prey of all sorts **


 * Foreshadowing (give both elements): When it said " Sailors have a curios dread of the place." It foreshadows that it's going to have an important role in the story and something bad will happen inside it. **


 * Irony: How a hunter who felt no remorse for hunting prey got hunted by mankind and almost died to realize it **

**Imagery: " ****His eyes made out the shadowy outlines of a palatial chateau; it was set on a high bluff, and on three sides of it cliffs dived down to where the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows."**


 * Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. The relationship between the class theme and the story is how survival is all about power, the person with the most powerful brain and weapon will win every time even if you are faster and bigger. Survival is like a game, and in a game the person with the most power wins. **

 Completion 5/5  Effort3.5/5  Content 3.5/5  Total 12/15