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|FIRST BLOCK, ENGLISH I |

|Reading Practice: The Most Dangerous Game |

|PART I |

|Directions: Get a copy of the English I literature textbook. In the textbook, read "The Most Dangerous Game" on pages 215 - 235 and answer the questions |

|that follow. For today, I want you to read half of the story, YOU WILL READ PAGES 215 – 225. Tomorrow, we will discuss the first half of the story as a |

|class and you will finish the story independently for a READING QUIZ GRADE.Take this seriously because I am counting this as a reading grade. |

1. What is the PURPOSE of the first 5 paragraphs on page 215?

a. to establish the TONE of the story.

b. to introduce the SETTING and CHARACTERS.

c. to develop the CONFLICT of the story.

d. to FORESHADOW the ending of the story.

2. The characters are riding on a(n) .....

a. train b. yacht c. airplane d. canoe

3. Look at page 215. When Whitney mentions Ship-Trap Island, she says, "Sailors have a curious dread of the place." Based on this statement, which prediction about what happens later in the story is MOST LIKELY to be correct?

a. The characters will end up on the island where bad things happen to them.

b. The characters will avoid the island and move on to other tropical locations.

c. The characters will get lost at sea.

d. The characters will be attacked by pirates.

Page 216

4. Why are Whitney and Rainsford traveling to Rio and the Amazon?

a. Their jobs have relocated them to the region.

b. They are searching for lost treasures.

c. They are on their honeymoon.

d. They plan to hunt wild animals.

5. Based on how Whitney and Rainsford are described and the way they talk, what can we INFER about their characters?

a. They are rich b. They are poor

c. They hate animals c. They respect nature

6. Read the dialogue between Whitney and Rainsford. Based on this dialogue, how do Whitney's feelings and opinions of hunting DIFFER from Rainsford's?

a. Neither enjoys hunting.

b. Whitney feels pity for the animals while Rainsford does not.

c. Rainsford feels pity for the animals while Whitney does not.

d. Whitney is afraid to hunt while Rainsford is not.

7. Which word BEST DESCRIBES the way the sailors feel about Ship-Trap Island?

a. pride b. brave c. fear d. sadness

Page 217

8. While Rainsford is on the boat, why does he get up and lean over the rail?

|a. He thinks he sees light coming from the island. |b. He thinks he hears someone screaming for help. |

|c. He thinks he hears gunshots off in the distance. |d. He feels sick. |

Page 218

9. What can we INFER from the passage below?

"The cry was pinched off short as the blood-warm waters of the Caribbean Sea closed over his head."

a. That Rainsford fell off the yacht and into the sea.

b. That Rainsford is dreaming.

c. That Rainsford is sick and has a burning fever.

d. That Rainsford feared the island so much that he fainted.

10. The narrator says that "the most welcome" sound Rainsford ever heard was "the muttering and growling of the sea breaking on a rocky shore." What can we INFER from this passage?

|a. That Rainsford can't swim and wants to get to land. |b. That Rainsford is too tired to keep swimming and needs to get to land. |

|c. That Rainsford has given up and just wants to die. |d. That Rainsford knows exactly where he is and how to get home. |

Page 219

11. What does Rainsford find on the island?

|a. A small village of natives |b. A human skeleton |

|c. A gun |d. A large mansion |

12. Which word BEST DESCRIBES the MOOD of the scene described on page 219?

|a. humorous |b. sad |

|c. mysterious |d. exciting |

13. The line that reads "the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows" is an example of what LITERARY TERM?

a. metaphor b. simile c. personification d. external conflict

Pages 220 - 221

14. Which word BEST DESCRIBES Ivan (the man who first greets Rainsford at the mansion)?

a. menacing b. kind c. nervous d. intelligent

15. General Zaroff has the heads of such wild animals as lions, tigers, elephants, and bears hanging on his walls. What do these "trophies" MOST STRONGLY SUGGEST about the character of General Zaroff?

|a. That he is an expert hunter. |b. That he loves animals. |

|c. That he is a veterinarian. |d. That he has accomplished many great things in his life. |

Pages 222 - 225

16. What is the MAIN PURPOSE of the dialogue between Rainsford and General Zaroff on pages 222 - 225?

|a. to describe the setting of the conflict. |b. To develop the character of Rainsford. |

|c. To develop the character of General Zaroff. |d. To introduce the CENTRAL CONFLICT of the story. |

|e. Both a and b. |f. Both c and d. |

17. According to the General, why does he hunt humans?

a. Because he believes humans are, by their nature, evil and, therefore, need to be destroyed.

b. Because he considers himself to be more animal than human.

c. Because hunting humans is more of a challenge than hunting animals.

d. Because hunting humans is easier than hunting animals.

JOURNAL WRITING

|Directions: Write a thoughtful response to the question below. Be sure you explain your thoughts. I want at least eight sentences. |

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|YOU WILL EARN ONE POINT FOR EACH SENTENCE THAT YOU WRITE. YOU MAY EARN UP TO TEN EXTRA POINTS FOR EACH SENTENCE YOU WRITE BEYOND THE REQUIRED EIGHT. |

|TOPIC: |

|Is hunting animals for sport okay or not? Why or why not? Write your answer below or on the back of this sheet. You may also write your journal on a separate|

|sheet of paper. WRITE AT LEAST EIGHT COMPLETE SENTENCES THAT CLEARLY STATE AND EXPLAIN YOUR THOUGHTS. |

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