The+Most+Dangerous+Game

Here are the assignments form July 6th! Complete them and send me a wikispace message to evaluate. = = = = = = = = = Assignment #4 Paragraph: What aspects of human nature are examined in the story "The Most Dangerous Game"? = = = Assignment #5 Answer the following Questions: QUESTIONS: Answer the following questions. /32

1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2

2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2

3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island? /1

4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2

5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1

6. What happened to Lazarus? /2

7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1

8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea? /1

9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1

10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3

11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2

12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2

13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? /2

14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2

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

16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3

Assignment #6 Complete the following:

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title:__

Point of View:

Protagonist: What type of character is the Protagonist?

Antagonist:

Describe the setting: (time, place, mood and atmosphere)

Type of Conflict:

Describe the main conflict:

Describe the Climax of the Story:

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story?

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme.

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme?

Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):

Simile:

Metaphor:

Personification:

Symbol:

Foreshadowing (give both elements):

Irony:

Imagery: