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1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2 Means that even though Rainsford was in the suspenseful situation for a minute to tension and anxiety made those few minutes seem like they were taking a year to pass by

2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2 Means rainsford is brave and feels like an animal and ready to take on general zaroff

3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island? /1 South America, The Caribbean...Blood warm waters

4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2 When Zaroff first met Rainsford he told him after the fall of czar he put money into american investments

5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1 If Rainsford wins, Zaroff promises him to let him go free from the island to continue his pursuits as a hunter. He makes Rainsford promise not to tell anyone about their hunt

6. What happened to Lazarus? /2

General Zaroff told Rainsford to be careful of the death swamp which held quicksand because his last prey went into the quicksand. He said that his prey went into the swamp because lazarus was following him. Unfortunately, lazarus followed him into the quicksand. Zaroff says that he loved that hound because he was the best in the pack.

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 Quarter of a million acres

9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1 to leave less of a track behind him soft shoes

10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3 His tracks stoped and was puzzeled and scent

11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2 he turns on a fake channel to track ships he diliberatley makes the approach deadly because he misdirects the shis into giant rocks with giant edges

12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2 He was killed by rainsford but doesnt reviel how just that rainsford enjoyed general zaroff's bed

13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatch Because he admired the talent and brains of Rainsford even while being beaten by him

14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2 because he was brave and smart and was able to survive the most dangerous game and didnt die

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 was probably a little frightened when he had to swim on the island and had a gun pointed but when he saw the animal heads and when zaroff was talking about hunting he was happy cause it was animals but then when zaroff led on that it was humans rainsford was frightened for his life and disgraced felt hate and disgust

16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious boodshed/grotesquenes The writer inspires fear without obvious bloodshed and grotesqueness by writing about a dangerous hunt against man without using any strong descriptive words that relate to bloodshed.

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Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: The Most Dangerous Game

Point of View:Third Person

Protagonist:Rainsford What type of character is the Protagonist? round and dynamic Antagonist:General Zaroff

Describe the setting: (time, place, mood and atmosphere) 20th century caribbean sea suspensful dark

Type of Conflict:Man vs. Man

Describe the main conflict: The main conflict is when General Zaroff finds Rainsford stranded on his island and Zaroff invites him to hunt with him. Zaroff actually hunts people and Rainford is his prey

Describe the Climax of the Story: Rainsford In zaroffs bed in victory

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

Rainsford changes in the story because at the beginning he thought that animals had no feelings and that there is only the hunter and the huntee. Rainsford became the huntee when Zaroff decided to play and game and make him the prey

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme.

The title is called "The Most Dangerous Game" and the theme is about how the most dangerous thing to hunt is a human being. Humans have the ability to think and have the power of reason. The story is also about how the characters play a game that is dangerous because people's lives are at stake

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? The main conflict is when Zaroff decides to hunt Rainsford as a little game that he enjoys to play. The theme is being illustrated because the story is about hunters and huntees. Zaroff is the hunter and Rainsford is the huntee.

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? The climax is when Rainsford jumps off the cliff, that helps to illustrate the theme because it is like an animal trying to escape and divert the hunter away. The hunter would think that the prey would be dead because he jumped off the cliff, the chances of survival are slim.

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

Simile: "... it was like trying to see through blanket." "... the truth was as evident as the sun."

Metaphor: "... Rainsford stood blinking in the river of glaring gold light that poured out."

Personification: "... where the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows." "... the muttering and growling of the sea breaking on a rocky shore."

Symbol: "One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed." The bed is a symbol of victory.

Foreshadowing (give both elements): Foreshadow: When Rainsford jumped off the cliff, it foreshadows that Zaroff would expect Rainsford to be dead. Flashback: "When I was only five years old he gave me a little gun, specially made in Moscow for me, to shoot sparrows with. When I shot some of his prize turkeys with it, he did not punish me; he complimented me on my marksmanship." This shows Zaroff when he was a little kid and he got his first gun.

Irony: "I want to show you my new collection of heads." It is ironic that General Zaroff has a big collection of animal heads. When he says this it is quite ironic because you wouldn't expect to see a human's head among all the others.

Imagery: Dark black moist blue ocean flashing light

COmpletion 5/5 Content 9/10 Effort 5/5

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In the story The Most Dangerous Game, many aspects of human nature are shown through the journey of the protagnist. One example is when he is being hunted instead of being the hunter or when he is talking to general Zaroff about hunting. Another example is when he swims over to the generals house and says its not over until one of them is killed. Raisnford battled through zarroff's Disgraceful horrific game. And in real life today some people still play "The Most Dangerous Game" For example maybe Serial killers they kill Humans they hunt them they pick them the way they want and they kill them for the pleasure it pleases them! Some other examples rainsford the hunter knows stradegies to escape and lose his tracks cause he was a hunter .... Maybe when hes hunting animals hes silent and quiet with his footprints so he doesnt scare the animals and hes doing the same thing in the story except hes the hunted and has to be extra carefull so he doesnt get caught or in this case KILLED!

I like your connection to real life.

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