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What details from the narration show that Rainsford is a rational individual who does well in moments of danger? Select 2 options.

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He struggled up to the surface and tried to cry out
B
Desperately he struck out with strong strokes after the receding lights of the yacht
C
A certain cool-headedness had come to him;
D
There was a chance that his cries could be heard by someone aboard the yacht
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[D]oggedly he swam in that direction, swimming with slow, deliberate strokes, conserving his strength.
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Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game.""Nonsense," laughed Rainsford. "This hot weather is making you soft, Whitney. Be a realist. The world is made up of two classes—the hunters and the huntees. Luckily, you and I are the hunters. Do you think we've passed that island yet?"Read the excerpt of Zaroff speaking from "The Most Dangerous Game.""Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and, if needs be, taken by the strong. The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure. I am strong. Why should I not use my gift? If I wish to hunt, why should I not? I hunt the scum of the earth—sailors from tramp ships—lascars, blacks, Chinese, whites, mongrels—a thoroughbred horse or hound is worth more than a score of them."

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Rainsford believes that animals are inferior to humans and therefore deserve to be hunted, while Zaroff feels this way about other humans.
B
Rainsford has a deep feelings and sympathy for the prey he hunts, while Zaroff has no feelings or sympathy for his prey at all.
C
Rainsford believes that it is acceptable to hunt all things as long as they are weaker, while Zaroff hunts only human beings.
D
Rainsford hunts for pure amusement, while Zaroff believes he is performing a service by hunting the “scum of the earth.”
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What details from the narration relate Rainsford’s impression of Zaroff? Select 4 options.

A
almost bizarre quality about the general's face
B
his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as the night
C
His eyes, too, were black and very bright
D
the face of an aristocrat
E
Turning to the giant in uniform, the general made a sign
F
The giant put away his pistol, saluted, withdrew.
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hospitable
B
educated
C
alarming
D
revolting
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Which excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game" best portrays Zaroff as Rainsford’s foil?

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"But no animal can reason," objected Rainsford."My dear fellow," said the general, "there is one that can."
B
"But you can't mean—" gasped Rainsford."And why not?"
C
"Why should I not be serious? I am speaking of hunting.""Hunting? General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder.”
D
"And if they win?"The smile on the general's face widened. "To date I have not lost," he said.
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Whitney
B
Rainsford
C
Ivan
D
Nielsen
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Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game."Laughter shook the general. "How extraordinarily droll you are!" he said. "One does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated class, even in America, with such a naive, and, if I may say so, mid-Victorian point of view. It's like finding a snuff-box in a limousine. Ah, well, doubtless you had Puritan ancestors. So many Americans appear to have had. I'll wager you'll forget your notions when you go hunting with me. You've a genuine new thrill in store for you, Mr. Rainsford.""Thank you, I'm a hunter, not a murderer.""Dear me," said the general, quite unruffled, "again that unpleasant word. But I think I can show you that your scruples are quite ill founded."

A
"How extraordinarily droll you are!" he said.
B
“You've a genuine new thrill in store for you, Mr. Rainsford.”
C
"Thank you, I'm a hunter, not a murderer."
D
“But I think I can show you that your scruples are quite ill founded.”
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Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game.""Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and, if needs be, taken by the strong. The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure. I am strong. Why should I not use my gift? If I wish to hunt, why should I not? I hunt the scum of the earth—sailors from tramp ships—lascars, blacks, Chinese, whites, mongrels—a thoroughbred horse or hound is worth more than a score of them.""But they are men," said Rainsford hotly.

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fairness.
B
humanity.
C
humor.
D
entitlement.
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comparison
B
parallel
C
companion
D
contrast
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Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game.""Pure imagination," said Rainsford. "One superstitious sailor can taint the whole ship's company with his fear."

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He is worried that the sailors may be correct about the island.
B
He is a rational man who is unaffected by superstition.
C
He is familiar with the island and its mysterious inhabitants.
D
He is interested in getting more information from the sailors.

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