The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell
1. Find the meanings of the following words:
a. Zealous
b. Condone
c. Imprudent
d. Vivid
e. Tangible
f. Disarming
g. Amenity
h. Cease
i. Imperative
j. Uncanny
Multiple Choice
1. What is the best alternative title for this story?
a. The Creepy Man on the Island b. Run for the Money
c. From Hunter to Huntee d. Ship Trap Island
2. Who is the protagonist in the story?
a. Rainsford b. General Zaroff
c. Ivan d. the dogs
3. The word quarry most likely means which of the following:
a. the hunting area b. the hunter’s equipment
c. the bait that attracts animals d. an animal being hunted
4. The best evidence that Zaroff is aware of his own viciousness and cruelty is that he
a. claims that it is not murder to kill sailors because they are “scum”.
b. says that all Cosacks are savage and that he, Zaroff, is a Cossack.
c. explains how he obtains the men he hunts.
d. makes fun of Rainsford for being afraid.
5. Which of the following statements BEST describes how Zaroff justifies his hunting
humans?
a. Animals life is more precious than human life.
b. Only the strong deserve to survive.
c. Individual freedom is more important than law.
d. Human beings are not morally responsible for one another.
6. The MAIN conflict is between -
a. two different opinions of what the most dangerous animal is.
b. a human being and human evil.
c. a person and the doubts and fears within himself.
d. the human being and the forces of nature.
7. Read the last sentence of the story.
“He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided.”
What important piece of plot information does that sentence provide?
a. Rainsford cares too much about luxuries.
b. Rainsford safely reached the yacht.
c. Rainsford was killed in the fight.
d. Zaroff lost the final duel.
8. Which of the following statements is the BEST example of foreshadowing?
a. Whitney’s tales of Ship-Trap Island foreshadow danger.
b. Rainsford’s love of hunting foreshadows death.
c. The fact that Ivan points a pistol on Rainsford foreshadows that he will die.
d. Rainsford’s construction of traps foreshadows that he is an expert hunter.
Written Response
1. When Rainsford is talking with Whitney, Rainsford says that the world is divided into
two classes. What are they?
2. What does Rainsford learn from his experience on Ship Trap Island?
3. In some ways, Rainsford and Zaroff are alike, but in other ways, the two men are very
different. Explain their similarities and differences.
Summary
Write an 8-sentence summary of the story. (write 2 Simple, 2 Compound, 2 Complex & 2 CC
sentences)
