Name _______________________
The Most Dangerous Game
By Richard Connell
The story opens with the main character, Rainsford, and his friend Whitney
aboard a yacht on their way to ______________ in the Amazon. They are passing an
island named “______-_______ __________.” It is said to be a dreaded place because of a
superstition. As they are trying to locate the island through the dark skyline, they
discuss whether or not a jaguar can _____________ fear. Whitney says they world is
made up of ______________ and _______________.
Do you think the jaguar has the ability to reason and understand?
Shortly after the conversation, Whitney decides to turn in and go to bed.
Rainsford stays on deck to enjoy another pipe. In the distance Rainsford hears
three ___________________. He climbs up on a rail to further inspect the noise and
_____________________. He is unable to keep up with the yacht and instead decides to
swim to the island. As he is struggling to get to shore, he hears ________________
from an animal on shore. The noise is stopped by another _______________. Rainsford
makes it to shore and climbs up the cliffs. He is now safe from his enemy,
_______________. He knows that where there are gunshots, there is man. Men have
food, which he desperately wants. He finds a spot at the tree line, where
____________________________ in the under brush. He thinks the animal was large and it
was brave of the hunter to tackle the animal with such a light gun.
What kind of animal do you think was being hunted on the island?
After following the boot prints from the hunter, Rainsford discovers lights from a
____________________. He knocks on the door and is greeted by
________________________________. The owner of the home soon appears and
invites Rainsford in. His name is General Zaroff. He has read Rainsford book and
is a fan. The author describes Zaroff as, “…having the face of an ________________.”
Zaroff offers him a place to sleep and dinner. At dinner, Rainsfords notices that
the table includes the _____________ things.
They discuss hunting. Zaroff tells Rainsford he has a passion in life. It is
______________. He has been all over the world pursuing his passion. He has a
number of trophies to show for it. He tells Rainsford that in his travels he became
_________ with the animals he was hunting. Hunting had become ___________. The
animals that Zaroff was hunting had only _______________ and no ________________. He
said he had to create a new animal to hunt.
What do you think the animal is that he hunting now?
Zaroff then reveals his new animal. He says that he has now found something to
hunt that has the same __________ as he does. The new animal is ________________.
Rainsford thinks this is not hunting but ________________. Zaroff urges him to go
hunting with him and tries to pursued him by showing his the “trap” in Ship-Trap
Island.
What is the trap that he has set?
He then allows the captives to prepare for the hunt. He said he is
_______________ of his pupils. He offers them food and exercise. He gives the captive
an ultimatum. They can ________________________________________ or _______________________.
Most choose to participate. He has never had one that has out witted him. One
almost did and he had to use his ___________ to catch him. Rainsford is disturbed by
what is revealed and decides to go to bed. Instead of going to bed Zaroff
_________________________.
The next morning Rainsford is greeted by a well-dressed General. He is
disturbed. He has found that ______________________________________. The men he has
been hunting are _______________________. They are too easy to catch. Zaroff decides
that Rainsford would be __________________________________.
Zaroff assures him that if Rainsford wins he will _____________________.
Rainsford has no choice but to play. He receives the clothes, food, and ___________
that is offered to each man hunted and gets a head start on Zaroff. His first
instinct is to ___________________ from Zaroff. He then decides to out smart him.
What is the first method Rainsford uses to out wit Zaroff?
Rainsford has attempted to play fox with Zaroff. The trick does not work. Instead
Zaroff ____________ and heads back to the house. Rainsford can only conclude that
Zaroff had acted this way because ______________________________. He now knew the
full meaning of ________________.
Rainsford second attempt to out smart Zaroff is?
Zaroff is able to escape the trap by _________________________. Zaroff leaves
and Rainsford moves on. As he is traveling through the island, he comes upon
_________________. Rainsford then builds a _______________________ to try and catch the
General. Instead the trap claims Zaroff’s ________________. Zaroff returns the next
morning with the pack of dogs to track down Rainsford.
What is the final trap that Rainsford sets?
Again Zaroff is able to escape the trap. It has caught _____________ instead.
Rainsford is able to run to the shoreline nearby and he
_______________________________. The General sees that Rainsford has jumped and goes
home thinking he is dead. During his marvelous dinner he is disturbed by two
things. They are _______________________________ and _________________________________.
After dinner, he heads to bed. From behind the curtain in Zaroff’s bedroom
_______________ appears. He tells the General that he was able to get back to the
house by ____________________. Zaroff congratulates him on his win. Raindford claims
he is still ___________________________. The only way to win the game is for one of the
men to ______________.
How do you think Rainsford feels about hunting now? Why?