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“The Most Dangerous Game”

Answer the following in complete sentences and the correct format.

Before Reading (take 7 minutes to answer and then discuss as a class)

1. What are two possible meanings of the word “game”? What would make each one dangerous?

2. What is a trap? Are all traps physical?

3. How do you feel about hunting? Does it matter if you hunt for sport (fun) or survival?

4. What does it take to be a survivor? Does mental or physical strength contribute more to survival?

During Reading (1 complete sentence each)

Make predictions by answering the questions at the following points:

1. After the shipwreck, predict where you think Rainsford is. Use evidence to support your answer.

I think Rainsford is __________________________________ because…

2. Predict whether or not you think Rainsford will or will not enjoy his stay with Zaroff. Use evidence to support your answer.

I think Rainsford _______________ enjoy his stay with Zaroff because…

3. Zaroff gives a description of the animal he is hunting. What animal do you think provides the challenge for which he is looking? Prove it!

I think Zaroff is hunting __________________________ because…

After Reading

1. Recall… Before arriving at the island, what is Rainsford’s position on hunting? (3 complete sentences)

2. Clarify… What happens at the end of the story? Who wins? (3 complete sentences)

3. Compare and Contrast… Use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast Zaroff and Rainsford (at least three facts in each area = 9 facts total).

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4. (character motivation) Knowing what you know about Rainsford’s character, why do you think Rainsford chooses to confront Zaroff in the end, rather than simply ambush him? Explain. (2 complete sentences)

5. Conflict- struggle between two opposing forces (problem)

Internal Conflict- struggle within a character’s own mind; decision

External Conflict- involves a character pitted against an outside force (ie. Nature, a physical obstacle, or another character).

Answer the following questions about conflict in “The Most Dangerous Game”:

A. What was Zaroff’s biggest internal conflict that he resolved by creating a “new” animal to hunt?

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B. What was Rainsford’s biggest internal conflict during his stay on the island?

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C. List/describe three (3) external conflicts Rainsford encountered during the story.

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2.

3.

D. Analyze conflict… author’s purpose. Connell does not reveal the main conflict until a good deal of the story has passed. Why? (2 complete sentences)

6. Do you think Rainsford has changed his mind about hunting by the end of the story? Well, to answer that you need to identify if Rainsford is a static (one who stays the same) or dynamic (one who changes) character. In order to prove a character has or has not changed, you have to prove what he was like at the beginning and prove what he was like at the end with any other information from the middle that would help with understanding of how the character got from the beginning to the end. See what you can do with this. Use the web as a guide.

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Rainsford is static or dynamic.

(choose one)

Beginning

Middle

End

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