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Advanced English 9

Ms. Engelke
Name: _________________________ Hour: _____

Reading Questions
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell
POINT OF VIEW
1. What is the narrators point of view?
2. Is the narrator omniscient, yes or no?
3. How do you know?
FORESHADOWING AND CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
1. Do the events in this story happen in chronological order, yes or no?
2. Whitney and Rainsford discuss an island on the boat, what do sailors call that island?
3. Explain how the name of the island is an instance of foreshadowing.
4. Consider the conversation Whitney and Rainsford have about victims of hunting,
especially their fear. How might this discussion foreshadow whats to come later in the story?
SUSPENSE
1. This story is packed full of suspenseful moments. Quotes like, someone fired a gun, one
patch of of weeds was stained crimson, and an apprehensive night crawled slowly by like a
wounded animal all help to build tension. Find three other quotes that contribute to the
storys overall suspense.

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