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Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game."Bleak darkness was blacking out the sea and jungle when Rainsford sighted the lights. He came upon them as he turned a crook in the coast line, and his first thought was that he had come upon a village, for there were many lights. But as he forged along he saw to his great astonishment that all the lights were in one enormous building—a lofty structure with pointed towers plunging upward into the gloom. His eyes made out the shadowy outlines of a palatial chateau; it was set on a high bluff, and on three sides of it cliffs dived down to where the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows.

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irony.
B
foreshadowing.
C
imagery.
D
characterization.
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Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game."Rainsford did not smile. "I am still a beast at bay," he said, in a low,hoarse voice. "Get ready, General Zaroff."

A
learned to identify with the animals he hunts.
B
forgiven General Zaroff for his evil deeds.
C
planned to hunt Zaroff through the jungle.
D
learned nothing from his ordeal on the island.
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Read the excerpt from a student’s essay.As Rainsford leans over the ship’s rail, his pipe slips from his hands. Acting on impulse, he reaches for the falling object, loses his balance, and falls into the dark water below. After this, Rainsford struggles to stay afloat and swim to the island in the distance. It is a difficult task, but after much effort, he lands on the shores. Rainsford collapses and falls into a deep sleep.

A
adding a comment noting that Rainsford really should have let the pipe fall into the water.
B
adding the fact that Rainsford hears a number of pistol shots as he swims through the dark water.
C
adding more information about Rainsford’s past as a soldier and a hunter of wild animals.
D
adding more details about the struggle Rainsford experiences as he swims to the shore.
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Zahra is writing an essay about "The Most Dangerous Game." Which excerpt from the story best supports her idea that Rainsford is a rational individual who does not panic under pressure?

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A certain cool-headedness had come to him; it was not the first time he had been in a tight place.
B
There was a chance that his cries could be heard by someone aboard the yacht, but that chance was slender, and grew more slender as the yacht raced on.
C
Ten minutes of determined effort brought another sound to his ears—the most welcome he had ever heard—the muttering and growling of the sea breaking on a rocky shore.
D
Sleep had given him new vigor; a sharp hunger was picking at him. He looked about him, almost cheerfully.
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Read the excerpt from a student’s essay.Initially, Rainsford tries to escape Zaroff by creating an elaborate trail. He spends the bulk of the afternoon walking in circles, doubling back on himself, and executing a "series of elaborate loops.” _________, when the sun begins to set, Rainsford climbs into a tree to rest through the night while Zaroff combs the jungle for his tracks.

A
Finally
B
Since
C
Of course
D
In particular
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Read the excerpt from a student’s essay.The most striking thing about General Zaroff is his blatant disregard of human life. It is clear that his years of hunting and fighting in wars has hardened him against feeling any sympathy for his human prey. This is very clear, _________, when he describes the people he hunts to Rainsford. He calls them the "scum of the earth” and says the world is better off without them.

A
because
B
for instance
C
above all
D
finally
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Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game."Rainsford did not want to believe what his reason told him was true, but the truth was as evident as the sun that had by now pushed through the morning mists. The general was playing with him! The general was saving him for another day's sport! The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse. Then it was that Rainsford knew the full meaning of terror."I will not lose my nerve. I will not."He slid down from the tree, and struck off again into the woods. His face was set and he forced the machinery of his mind to function. Three hundred yards from his hiding place he stopped where a huge dead tree leaned precariously on a smaller, living one. Throwing off his sack of food, Rainsford took his knife from its sheath and began to work with all his energy.

A
Rainsford did not want to believe what his reason told him was true, but the truth was as evident as the sun that had by now pushed through the morning mists.
B
The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse. Then it was that Rainsford knew the full meaning of terror.
C
He slid down from the tree, and struck off again into the woods. His face was set and he forced the machinery of his mind to function.
D
Three hundred yards from his hiding place he stopped where a huge dead tree leaned precariously on a smaller, living one.
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Read the excerpt from a student’s essay.As Rainsford struggles in the water, the boat travels onward without him. Quickly, he retains his wits. Instead of panicking, he decides to head toward the sound of the gunshots. He does so _________ he realizes where there are gunshots, there are people. Hopefully, these people will be willing and able to help him.

A
specifically
B
absolutely
C
because
D
later
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Beth is writing an essay based on what she read in "The Most Dangerous Game, Part 1" and "The Most Dangerous Game, Part 2." Which excerpt from the story best supports her idea that Rainsford is a skilled hunter?

A
Eagerly he hurried along, now slipping on a rotten log or a loose stone, but making headway; night was beginning to settle down on the island.
B
"You have some wonderful heads here," said Rainsford as he ate a particularly well cooked filet mignon. "That Cape buffalo is the largest I ever saw.”
C
He executed a series of intricate loops; he doubled on his trail again and again, recalling all the lore of the fox hunt, and all the dodges of the fox.
D
He flattened himself down on the limb and, through a screen of leaves almost as thick as tapestry, he watched ... That which was approaching was a man.
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Elva is writing an essay about "The Most Dangerous Game." Which excerpt from the story best supports her idea that Rainsford and Zaroff have some common ideas?

A
“Hunting tigers ceased to interest me some years ago. I exhausted their possibilities, you see. No thrill left in tigers, no real danger.”
B
“You will be amused, I know. I think I may say, in all modesty, that I have done a rare thing. I have invented a new sensation."
C
“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.”
D
“Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and, if needs be, taken by the strong.”

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