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= The Most Dangerous Game = = = = Paragraph: What aspects of human nature are examined in the story "The Most Dangerous Game"? = = =

QUESTIONS: Answer the following questions. /32

1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2 time is moving vary slow for him. 2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2

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

4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2

5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1 freedom. 6. What happened to Lazarus? /2 he gets killed by a trap that rainsford set. 7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1 in a tree. 8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea? /1

9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1 it leave less of a print in the ground. 10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3 because he looked up and smiled at him and walked away. 11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2 he sinks the boats so they have to swimm to the island. 12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2 he loses the game and gets killed. 13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? /2 because he has respect for rainsford. 14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2 he swimms after the boat and then to the island. 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.)/5 he didn't really care for about the animals feelings but after he knows what it feels like to be hunted. 16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title:__

Point of View:

Protagonist:

What type of character is the Protagonist?

Antagonist:

Describe the setting: (time, place, mood and atmosphere)

Type of Conflict:

Describe the main conflict:

Describe the Climax of the Story:

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story?

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme.

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme?

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

Simile:

Metaphor:

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Personification:

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Symbol:

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Foreshadowing (give both elements):

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Irony:

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Imagery: