The+Most+Dangerous+Game

1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2 - **It means time for him went by very fast, and a long time seemed like nothing in his mind.**

2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2 - **When Rainsford said that, it confirmed that he now has empathy for the animals which he has hunted, because he is now in their position. It also meant that the game was not yet over, and he still had to finish it.**

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

4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2
 * - Zaroff was in the army and commanded a division of Cossack cavalry. He said that after the troubles in Russia, he left the country, but unlike most other noble Russians he didn't lose any of his money because he invested in American securities.**

5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1 - **He promised Rainsford to return him back to the mainland if he won.** 6. What happened to Lazarus? /2

7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1
 * - Near a swamp in the forest, on the island. He stretched out by a tree. **

8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea? /1
 * - A quarter of a million acres. **

9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1
 * - Because they do not leave a very obvious trail behind. **

10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3
 * -Zaroff stopped right under the tree which Rainsford was in, and took out his cigarettes as he looked up to right below where Rainsford was sitting. He smiled, blew a smoke ring and carelessly walked away in the direction which he had come from. I think Rainsford was right to believe Zaroff knew where he was, because there would be no reason to follow a very difficult path and not even bother to search closely for him. I think Zaroff did it to inspire fear in Rainsford, so he could get a rise out of him leading Rainsford to follow him and try to attack, so Zaroff could show he was more skilled than Rainsford by winning a fight. **

11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2 -**When the ships crash into the rocks of the island, the sailors have no real choice to survive except to go on the island. Zaroff then makes them play the game.**

12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2 - **He dies by being fed to the hounds, by Rainsford, after General Zaroff made a deal that the two of them will fight, so one will live and one will die.**

13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? /2
 * - Because what Zaroff proves he wants, is an interesting hunt, and Rainsford is giving him exactly what he wants because he said, "not many men know how to make a Malay mancatcher." **

14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2
 * - We know this, because the author describes him to be a hunter who can manage very large and difficult game to capture. Also, in the story, Rainsford can run and get away from General Zaroff efficientley because he does not get captured. **

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
 * When Rainsford is on his ship, approaching the island, he is completely fearless and has faith that he can easily manage whatever game or whatever there is on the island. He also proves that he has no empathy for the game he hunts, when he says "Who cares how a jaguar feels?" and brushing off the subject after saying that the animal has no understanding of the situation he puts it in by hunting and killing it. When he is at dinner with General Zaroff, who starts speaking of how his ideal game is humans, Rainsford proves he does actually have empathy and openly shows disagreement in what the General is choosing to do. In the end of the story when Rainsford says "I am still a beast at bay", it proves that he now has empathy for the animals which he used to hunt because he himself was then in that very position. **

16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3
 * - The author inspires fear in the reader, by instead of describing gory violence, he inspires fear through suspense and character empathy, ironically since the theme focuses closely on empathy. Connell describes scenes with alot of detail, through the eyes of the main character and makes you think how bad it really would feel if you or any human/ animal was in such a terrifying situation.**

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