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QUESTIONS: Answer the following questions. /32

** 1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2 ** It means that the time went by very slow. ** 2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2 ** It means that for Mr. Rainsfort the game isn't over and that he has to finish it. ** 3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island? /1 ** The Island is in the Carribean Sea. ** 4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2 ** His father was a very rich man. ** 5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1 ** He promises him to place him on the mainland near a town if Rainsford wins. ** 6. What happened to Lazarus? /2 ** He followed a man into the quicksand. ** 7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1 ** He stretched out into the crootch of a tree. ** 8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea? /1 ** A quarter of a million. ** 9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1 ** Because they leave a poorer trail. ** 10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3 ** Zaroff stopped right under the tree and his eyes traveled over the tree. He stopped before they reached the limb where Rainsford lay. I think he was right because Zaroff was able to follow the way Rainsford toke and saw the signs Rainsford mad when he was climbing up the tree. ** 11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2 ** He gets human beings on the Island and chases them. ** 12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2 ** He got a repast for the hounds. ** 13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? /2 ** He congratulates Rainsford because it is harder to catch him than to catch the other men Zarroff hunted. He is also angry that he got hurt by chasing Rainsford. ** 14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2 ** He runs away from Ivan and the dogs and in the end he wins the duell against Zarroff. ** 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 ** Before he gets to the island he doesn't care how the hunted feels and when he is on the island he doesn't want to hunt men, because he says he is a hunter not a murderer. ** 16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3 **

19/32 - If a question is out of 2, be sure to include 2 points.

**Short Stories - Literary Devises Title:** __The most dangerous Game__

**Point of View:** third person **Protagonist:** Mr. Rainsford

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

**Antagonist:** General Zarroff

** Describe the setting: ** It plays on the Ship-trap island. It is in the present. The mood is mysterious and scary.

**Type of Conflict:** man vs. man

** Describe the main conflict: ** Rainsford falls of the ship and swims to the Island. Zarroff shows him what he does and Rainsford doesn't like it. ** Describe the Climax of the Story: ** The climax of the story is when Rainsford is in Zarroff's Bedroom and wants to finish the game.

** How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? ** He changes from a hunter to a hunted.

** Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. ** The title tells us that the story is about hunting and it is the most dangerous kind. The theme is about empathy. ** How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? ** The main conflict is between General Zarroff and Mr. Rainsford it hepls us to illustrate the theme in showing that they are fighting against each other, but because they are humans they have empathy.

** How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? ** Mr. Zarroff promises Mr. Rainsford that he is free but Mr. Rainsford has to finish the game in killing General Zarroff. Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):

Simile:

Metaphor:

Personification:

** Symbol: ** Ship- Trap Island Foreshadowing (give both elements):

Irony:

Imagery:

** Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. ** The story is about the hunting of people. Mr. Rainsford is okay with hunting animals, but not okay with hunting humans. General Zarroff kills people because he got bored of hunting animals. So Mr. Zarroff doesn't have humanity.

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