The Most Dangerous Game

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The Most Dangerous Game Questions 1. Explain what you think happens to Rainsford and Zaroff at the end of the story. 2. What is your reaction to Zaroff’s statement: “We try to be civilized here”? Explain your answer. 3. Why do you think Rainsford chooses to confront Zaroff in the end, rather then simply ambush him? 4. Do you think Rainsford views on hunting have ben permantly changed by his experience of being hunted? Why or why not? When answer this question, think about the following: a. Rainsford’s conversation with Whitney at the beginning of the story b. His last encounter with Ivan and Zaroff c. The last lines of the story 5. Imagine that Rainsford’s friend Whitney, has formed a search party that lands on the island. Find a point in the plot of the story where Whitney’s arrival might take place and describe the consequences of this event. 6. Early in the story, Rainsford declares “the world is made up of two classes-the hunters and the hunted.” Do you agree? Explain your answer. 1. Zaroff will be upset that he lost and he will try to win because he never loses and NEEDS to win, and Rainsford runs away alive safe and sound. 2. Its pretty screwed up because he kills people like the like goats and doesn’t care. I truly think he might be insane and does it for fun. 3. I don’t know I expected him to do an ambush, that’s what I would of done. But Zarrof did do his share of the game and Rainsford didn’t ambush because he didn’t want to make a huge commotion and did not want to kill them 4. A. he thought it was nonsense and thought that’s impossible but that did not effect him at the time B. that Ivan possibly could have changed the out come of the story line and if played right might can killed Rainsford and hunting or hunted traps could work any way C. he is extremely happy he is out of there 5. I
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