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QUESTIONS: Answer the following questions. /32

1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2 Each minute felt like a year because of the terror he was feeling, as he was dreading every footstep that Zaroff took.

2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2 That he still was a trapped animal and after being hunted for three days he wasn't going to forgive and forget easily.

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

4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2 Zaroff is able to finance his lifestyle because previously he had invested a lot in American securities.And also because he was the officer of the Czar so he already had a lot of money from Russia.

5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1 A ship to go back to the mainland only if he promises not to say anything about what was going on on the island to anyone. 6. What happened to Lazarus? /2 Lazarus ran into a swamp called Death Swamp in which he met his death. He is following a man that is being hunted when he meets his death. 7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1 He spends the night in a tree after creating a path in the woods which he thinks that only the devil could follow. 8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea? /1 His father had a quarter of a million acres in Crimea.

9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1 Zaroff suggests he wear moccasins so that his footsteps are harder to follow and Zaroff has an more "exciting game" to play.

10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3 The three reasons why Rainsford believed that Zaroff knew where he was because once Zaroff reached the place where the trail stopped, he came straight to the tree, like many huntees had done the same thing before. The second reason would be because he started looking up the tree but stopped right before the branch that Rainsford was on, so it was like Zaroff didn't want the game to end so early. The third reason would be because just before he left Zaroff smiled, and deliberately "threw" a ring of smoke into the air, as if he knew where Rainsford was. I think he was right, because kind of knowing Zaroff's character, he would have wanted the game to continue and not end so soon. 11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2 Because Zaroff's "game" are humans, he stocks them by wrecking ships. He says that sometimes the god of the high seas helps him, or he uses his rigged system in which Zaroff pushes a button to "signal" to ships that it is safe to go that way, when in truth there are rocks that can destroy ships really fast. Once the ships are destroyed, Zaroff probably goes and retrieves his "game."

12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2 General Zaroff was killed at the end of the story because Rainsford won the game, and Rainsford wasn't going to go without a fight.

13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? /2 Zaroff congratulates Rainsford because he says that not many men know how to make a Malay Man-Catcher and he is happy that Rainsford seems to be smarter than the other men, thus Zaroff is not getting bored but playing an interesting game.

14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2 I know that Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man because he is able to outrun a pack of hounds, swim in pitch-black darkness for what seems like forever, climb trees, and build traps with surprising ease.

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 Rainsford lands on the island he thinks that animals don't matter and he also has a similar viewpoint as Zaroff, because like Zaroff he thinks that the world is divided into two classes, the hunters and huntees. So basically, before meeting Zaroff, Rainsford doesn't care about animal feelings and doesn't think of hunting as cold-blooded murder. But after meeting Zaroff, and learning about the new animal, Rainsford's feelings change because he thinks that killing animals and killing humans are two completely different things, when in truth humans are animals.

16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3 I think the main way Connell builds fear is by building suspense and the way he uses language. Also the way he describes the different characters inflicts fear because you can tell that that person is going to be a "bad" guy. I think that the main way Connell inflicts fear is through suspenseful language and imagery.

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: The Most Dangerous Game

Point of View: Third Person, Limited Omniscient

Protagonist: Rainsford

What type of character is the Protagonist? The character is a round character.

Antagonist: The main antagonist is General Zaroff. Describe the setting: The setting begins on a yacht in the Carribean Sea, and later on it is on Ship-Trap Island.

Type of Conflict:Man v/s Man Describe the main conflict: I think the main conflict is basically begins in the latter half of the story, from the time when Rainsford goes into hiding till when he kills Zaroff. I think this is the main conflict because it is basically man against man till one dies.

Describe the Climax of the Story: I think the main climax of the story is when Zaroff goes to his room at the end of the story and Rainsford steps out from behind the curtain. I think is the main conflict because you think that Rainsford is dead when in truth he is hiding in Zaroff's room, which is a turning point in the story.

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? The main way Rainsford changes throughout the course of the story is by his viewpoint about hunting and animals. Before Rainsford lands on the island he thinks that animals don't matter and he also has a similar viewpoint as Zaroff, because like Zaroff he thinks that the world is divided into two classes, the hunters and huntees. So basically, before meeting Zaroff, Rainsford doesn't care about animal feelings and doesn't think of hunting as cold-blooded murder. But after meeting Zaroff, and learning about the new animal, Rainsford's feelings change because he thinks that killing animals and killing humans are two completely different things, when in truth humans are animals.

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. The title, The Most Dangerous Game, and the theme, relate because basically it shows that all humans want thrill in their lives and they will do anything to achieve that, including hunting humans. The title has the word dangerous in it which proves that everybody is looking for danger no matter what the have to "kill" to get that. How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? The main conflict illustrates the theme as well because. when Rainsford arrives at Zaroff's house he is treated with respect and honour, but this has all been done by Zaroff to warm Rainsford up so that later he can hunt him for Zaroff's own entertainment. So thus this proves that Zaroff puts his entertainment over the value of a human life.

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? The climax helps to illustrate the theme because it shows as soon as you start hunting someone, the game never ends until it's most dangerous point, the killing. So, Rainsford kills Zaroff and preoves that the game isn't over, this helps to illustrate the theme because it shows karma, and Zaroff reaps what he sows. > > > Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes): > Simile: "The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window" > Metaphor: "The sensuous drowsiness of the night was on him" > Personification: Symbol: Pointed teeth is a symbol, to me, because the author uses it to describe Zaroff's teeth. Pointed teeth always reminds me of a cannibal or a carnivore and in truth Zaroff basically turns out to be a cannibal. > Foreshadowing (give both elements): "I treat these visitors with every consideration. They get plenty of good food and exercise. They get into splendid physical condition." is foreshadowing because while saying this, Rainsford is being fed good food which indicates that Rainsford might become one of the huntees in the story, and in fact he does. > Irony: I think that this entire story is ironic because Rainsford is a hunter and by the end of the story he becomes a huntee. This is ironic because the hunter becomes a huntee, and gets to experience both sides of hunting. Imagery: "Rainsford's first impression was that the man was singularly handsome; his second was that there was an original, almost bizarre quality about the general's face. He was a tall man past middle age, for his hair was a vivid white; but his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as the night from which Rainsford had come. His eyes, too, were black and very bright. He had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark face--the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat." Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. The relationship between humanity and this story is simply about how barbaric humans can be, to achieve personal gain or entertainment. So basically it shows different human feelings, jealousy, lust, and disregard for others, may it be humans or animals.

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