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“The Most Dangerous Game” “The Thrill of the Chase!” Hunted/Pursuer Hunted/Pursued  Skills/Abilities: Rank the top five Draw an arrow to the connect  skills that a person or animal The Hunter To the Hunted!  needs in order to carry out  a successful chase. Place your  Ranking on the line next to the  Character trait you have chosen. Hunter Hunted Number the top five skills to be successful Detective deer ___generosity ___loyalty ___strength Hound small fish ___agility ___cunning ___patience Shark criminal ___stamina ___organization Tiger fox ___eloquence ___moderation Villain hero/heroine ___intelligence ___determination

Vocabulary Words to Own: List one Synonym for the Vocabulary Word (Hint check your textbook!) Palpable ______amenities ______Disarming ______imprudent ______Indolently ______scruples ______amenities ______deplorable ______

1. According to Rainsford, which two classes make up the world?

2. What effect does passing the island have on the crew and on Whitney?

3. Describe Whitney’s theory on evil.

4. List the character traits that Rainsford’s thoughts in lines 119-121 reveal.

5. How does Rainsford try to disarm the menacing giant at the château?

6. Why does Zaroff make Rainsford uncomfortable? 7. “I had to invent a new animal to hunt,” Zaroff said. Explain what he means.

8. Describe an internal conflict Rainsford experiences before the hunt.

9. Describe an external conflict Rainsford experiences on the hunt.

10. “He was in a picture with a frame of water, and his operations, clearly, must take place within that frame.” Identify the literary technique.______

11. “Rainsford held his breath. The general’s eyes had left the ground and were traveling inch by inch up the tree. Rainsford froze there, every muscle tensed for a spring.” Explain the feelings of Rainsford and Zaroff at this moment.

12. What three traps did Rainsford use to aid in his escape from Zaroff?

13. List two animals that Rainsford and/or Zaroff are compared to in the story? Rainsford:

Zaroff:

14. Explain the significance of the statement, “I am still a beast at bay.”

15. What is the resolution of the story’s main conflict? How do you know?

Literary Definition: Identify the type of Conflict External Conflict: No control; a person is struggling against an outside problem or force such as nature. Internal Conflict: When a person is fighting to control some inner problem such as anger, fear, or disappointment ______“For a seemingly endless time he fought the sea. He began to count his strokes…” ______“Hunting tigers ceased to interest me some years ago. I exhausted their possibilities, you see. No thrill left in tigers, no real danger.” ______“The bed was good and the pajamas of the softest silk, and he was tired in every fiber of his being, but nevertheless Rainsford could not quiet his brain with the opiate (calm) of sleep.” ______“The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse. Then it was that Rainsford knew the full meaning of terror.” ______“Rainsford did not smile. “I am still a beast at bay,” he said, in a low, hoarse voice. “Get ready, General Zaroff.”