The+Most+Dangerous+Game+questions

1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2 You He was thinking every day might be his last.

2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2 You can't stop a animal that is trying to kill you by talking to it.

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

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

5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1 Freedom.

6. What happened to Lazarus? /2 He was stabbed in the chest by Rainsford, with a trapped knife.

7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1 He slept 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 Because they don't leave foot prints in the mud.

10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3 Because Zaroff blew the smoke ring right by Rainsford and smiled up at him then walked away.

11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2 With humans.

12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2 You dont actually find out. Although by what Rainsford says at the very end of the story, it leads you to believe that he killed Zaroff.

13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? /2 Because he is the only person who has ever survived the game.

14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2 Because he swam all the way from the ship onto shore.

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 When he is first on the island he is afraid of animals that could be tthere and what he has hearde about the island. When he met the general Zaroff, he trusts him at first, although when the game starts he is struck with fear knowing he is being hunted and has to escape.

16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3 With the fire of the smoke ring, made Rainsford realize he was apart of the game, in a cat and mouse situation. = 10/32 You might want to redo this assignment and send me a wikispace message to re-evaluate. =


 * Revised total 25/32**