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Making Predictions and Visualizing with “The Most Dangerous Game,” Part 2 — Quiz

Question 8 • CMS 2025-2026 English I CREDIT RECOVERY

This question has two parts. First, answer Part 1. Then, answer Part 2. Part 1 Read the excerpt from “The Most Dangerous Game.” Night found him leg-weary, with hands and face lashed by the branches, on a thickly wooded ridge. He knew it would be insane to blunder on through the dark, even if he had the strength. His need for rest was imperative and he thought, "I have played the fox, now I must play the cat of the fable." A big tree with a thick trunk and outspread branches was near by, and, taking care to leave not the slightest mark, he climbed up into the crotch, and, stretching out on one of the broad limbs, after a fashion, rested. Rest brought him new confidence and almost a feeling of security. Even so zealous a hunter as General Zaroff could not trace him there, he told himself; only the devil himself could follow that complicated trail through the jungle after dark. But perhaps the general was a devil— What do the details help the reader visualize?

Answer
A
Rainford’s plan
B
Rainsford’s hiding place
C
The general’s island
D
The general’s appearance
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