Unveiling Themes in "The Most Dangerous Game": A 5th Grade Review

1. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?“The Most Dangerous Game”

2. 1,000,000 500,000 300,000 5th Grade Topic 1 5th Grade Topic 2 Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?“The Most Dangerous Game” Review 175,000 100,000 4th Grade Topic 3 4th Grade Topic 4 50,000 3rd Grade Topic 5 3rd Grade Topic 6 25,000 10,000 2nd Grade Topic 7 2nd Grade Topic 8 5,000 2,000 1st Grade Topic 9 1st Grade Topic 10 1,000

3. 5th Grade Topic 1 Question • Which of the following best summarizes the theme of this story? • A. We are more likely to understand others by putting ourselves in their positions. • B. The greatest wealth is contentment with one’s own life. • C. When two cultures or personalities clash, the best solution is compromise. • D. Calm behavior and keen observation are crucial during times of crisis.

4. 5th Grade Topic 1 Answer • Calm behavior and keen observation are crucial during times of crisis. Theme is a general statement that can be applied to life. Return

5. 5th Grade Topic 2 Question • In which of the following ways does the author make the plot more suspenseful? • A. He has Whitney and Rainsford discuss the merits of jaguar hunting. • B. He has Rainsford injure Zaroff during the hunt. • C. He makes Zaroff a tall, handsome man. • D. He explains that Zaroff has hunted throughout the world.

6. 5th Grade Topic 2 Answer • He has Rainsford injure Zaroff leaving the reader to wonder “Can Rainsford make it out of this morbid game alive?” Return

7. 4th Grade Topic 3 Question • What is Zaroff’s internal conflict? • A. He loves hunting but hates the suffering of his victims. • B. He despises humans but needs them for his games. • C. He cares only for hunting, but hunting has begun to bore him. • D. He hates Rainsford but must show him hospitality.

8. 4th Grade Topic 3 Answer • Zaroff states on page 12, “Hunting was beginning to bore me! And hunting, remember, had been my life.” Return

9. 4th Grade Topic 4 Question • Which of the following characterizations best describes Rainsford based on his actions during the three-day hunt? • A. amused by the general • B. slow to understand the game • C. calm and relaxed • D. frightened but clever

10. 4th Grade Topic 4 Answer • Frightened but clever- Rainsford may be playing for his life, but he uses his skills as a hunter to lay traps for Zaroff along the way. Return

11. 3rd Grade Topic 5 Question • Which of the following combinations best describes General Zaroff? • A. wise but foolish • B. honest and compassionate • C. elegant and ruthless • D. fair-minded and sophisticated

12. 3rd Grade Topic 5 Answer • Elegant and Ruthless- Zaroff prefers the finer things in life, but killing humans for sport makes him ruthless. Return

13. 3rd Grade Topic 6 Question • What two kinds of conflict are exemplified in this story?

14. 3rd Grade Topic 6 Answer • Man vs. Man • And • Man vs. Nature

15. 2nd Grade Topic 7 Question • The central conflict of the story occurs between which characters?

16. 2nd Grade Topic 7 Answer • Rainsford and Zaroff Return

17. 2nd Grade Topic 8 Question • Which word describes the mood of the story? • A. mysterious • B. suspenseful • C. joyful • D. melancholy

18. 2nd Grade Topic 8 Answer • B. Suspenseful is the best answer. • There’s nothing joyful about this story. Return

19. 1st Grade Topic 9 Question • Who is the protagonist of the story?

20. 1st Grade Topic 9 Answer • Rainsford Return

21. 1st Grade Topic 10 Question • Who is the antagonist of the story?

22. 1st Grade Topic 10 Answer • Zaroff Return

23. Million Dollar Question Topic 11 Why is it ironic that General Zaroff mourns the loss of his dog Lazarus?

24. 1,000,000 Question • Based on what you can infer about Rainsford from the story, do you think that his ideas about hunting have changed by the end of the story?

25. 1,000,000 Answer • Probably. His situation taught him to feel compassion for the hunted after he became a “huntee” instead of the “hunter.” Return

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