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1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? 2/2 It means he was under so much stress that it was like he he was living a years stress in a minute.

2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? 2/2 It means that although the general had stopped the game, Rainsford was still playing and ready to kill the general

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

4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? 1/2 He invested in american securities.

5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? 1/1 Zaroff promises to transport Rainsford to the nearest civilized land.

6. What happened to Lazarus? 2/2 Lazarus was Zaroff's best dog, until he chased on of Zaroff's unfortunate victims into Death Swamp. Zaroff issued a warning to Rainsford to stay away from there.

7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt?1 /1 Rainsford left a difficult trail to follow, as if to test Zaroff, and spent most o the night up in a tree, right at the end of the trail he had left.

8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea?1 /1 a quartar million.

9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? 1/1 Because moccasin are harder to track and zaroff wants a challenge

10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons.1 /3 When he smiled and blew a smoke ring then turned around and walked off.

11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”?1 /2 Waits for the ships to get caught in the islands trap and uses the to

12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? 1/2 Rainsford kills him after he loses his own game.

13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? 1/2 Because he wants a challenge and not many people know how to make the Malay Man-catcher.

14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? 1/2 He swam a very long way to get to the island and we learn that he is a world reknowned hunter.

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.)0/5

16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. 0/3 He tells us tales of death through the general's stories.

total:17/32 Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: The Most Dangerous Game

Point of View:Third Person

Protagonist: Sanger Rainsford What type of character is the Protagonist? Round, dynamic Antagonist:General Zaroff

Describe the setting it is set in the caribbean sea after WWI, The mood is very suspenseful.

Type of Conflict: Man vs. man

Describe the main conflict: Mr Rainsford is trying to escape General Zaroff, who has struck a deal with Rainsford. The deal states that if Rainsford can stay alive for three days on the island with General Zaroff chasing him, Zaroff will transport him to the nearest civilised land.

Describe the Climax of the Story: The climax of the story is when Rainsford is running away from General Zaroff, Ivan, his assistant, and his finest pack of hunting dogs. They are chasing him down, but he sets a trap and manages to kill Ivan, escapes the dogs, swims to Zaroff's residence and defeats him.

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? As Rainsford was on the boat that was taking him overseas, he stated that animals have no feelings, and do not even know they are being hunted. Then, when he was being chased, he realized this was what animals felt when they were being hunted. He develops an understanding for animals.

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. The hunter being hunted is the theme of the story, and The Most Dangerous Game relates to this with having a hunter hunt another human, which is the toughest animal to catch.

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? The fight between Rainsford and Zaroff is extremely one-sided, and Rainsford can only hold on to his wits. The hunter is being hunted, and he is losing the fight of wits and nerve.

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? The climax is when he is running from Zaroff and Ivan and his dogs, and the theme is the hunter becomes the hunted so it makes the final stand of Rainsford, the hunter, against the new hunter.

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

Simile: "...like trying to see through a blanket."

Metaphor: "...thick, warm blackness."

Personification: "...muttering and growling of the sea breaking on a rocky shore."

Symbol: The sailor called Whitney recalled information about the island, saying it had a bad reputation. This symbolizes that something will happen on that island, sonething none too good

Foreshadowing (give both elements):  The pistol shot was a sign that there is danger on the island, whether it is a murderer or a dangerous animal somebody had to use a gun against.

Irony:  Though totally outnumbered, Rainsford managed to pull of a victory against Zaroff, Ivan, and his dogs. The irony is expressed when you think about the circumstances Rainsford was in. While dealing with unfamiliar territory, hazardous plants, animals and environments, he had to fight against two men, one with a gun and superior hunting instincts, and one with a pack of dogs that could catch him in no time.

Imagery: "...blackness of the night."

Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. The class theme is choices and the story is a large number of choices in a chain reaction sequence. If Rainsford had made different choices to the ones he had such as to lean over the rail on his ship he would not ahve ever been in the situation. Completion 5/5 Effort 3/5 Content 3/5 total 11/15