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QUESTIONS: Answer the following questions. /32

This meant that Rainsford was so scared that he felt like time was going by faster, and he was being hunted constantly.
 * 1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2 **

This meant that General Zaroff was hunting many people at bay, and killing every single one.
 * 2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2 **

The Caribbean Sea.
 * 3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island? /1 **

He has invested in American Security System so he never goes poor, and does not have to ride a taxi in Paris.
 * 4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2 **

Zaroff promises Rainsford that he will admit defeat.
 * 5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1 **

Lazarus sunk in quicksand in Death Swamp.
 * 6. What happened to Lazarus? /2 **

Rainsford spent his first night on top of a tree.
 * 7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1 **

He had a quarter of a million.
 * 8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea? /1 **

Moccasins lead a poorer trail.
 * 9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1 **

Because Zaroff nearly caught him, when he turned back, and smiled. Rainsford thought that he was saving him for entertainment for another day. I do think he was right because it is kind of unusual for Zaroff to stop climbing the tree if he thought it was suspicious.
 * 10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3 **

He gets sailors getting stuck on shore of his island, and makes them play "The Most Dangerous Game".
 * 11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2 **

General Zaroff dies, lying in bed defeated, and about to be fed to his hounds.
 * 12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2 **

This was because Zaroff has never been beaten in a hunting game before, and this was the first time, so he is glad, although he was hurt.
 * 13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? /2 **

He can swim very well, showing great upper body strength, and nice lower body stamina from paddling
 * 14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2 **

When Rainsford lands on the island, he was not scared at all, even though Ivan was pointing a gun at him. When he meets the general, he desperately wanted to get off the island, feeling unsafe because of the general being a murderer.
 * 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 **

Richard Connell inspires fear from the general glad about his murders on humans in his "game", and his suspicious acts. Connell also uses many frightful adjectives, describing the general
 * 16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3 **

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