Name: _______________________________
Date: ________________________________
Period: ____________
“The Necklace” and “The Most Dangerous Game”
Study Guide
DIRECTIONS: Answer each question in a complete sentence
1. Describe each element of the “plot diagram” and their purpose.
2. Who are the main characters in “The Necklace”? Describe each one.
3. Which genre does “The Necklace “ and “The Most Dangerous Game” fit into?
4. Describe the two main conflicts Mme. Loisel faces in “The Necklace”.
5. Why does Mme. Loisel grow angry with her husband?
6. What does Mme. Loisel’s husband bring home to her?
7. What does Mme. Loisel lose?
8. What is the “climax” of “The Necklace”?
9. What is ironic at the end of “The Necklace”? What exactly happens?
10. Who is the main character(s) in “The Most Dangerous Game”?
11. List each conflict present in “The Most Dangerous Game”
12. What do Rainsford and Whitney disagree over in the beginning of the story?
13. What happens to Rainsford as he smokes his cigar?
14. What does Raisnford mean when he says he finally is experiencing “the full fear of terror”?
15. What does Zaroff tell Rainsford about his feelings regarding hunting?
16. Does Rainsford agree with Zaroff concerning hunting humans? What does Rainsford say that indicates his feelings?
17. Rainsford knows that Zaroff Is going to try to hunt him. What does Rainsford plan to do?
18. Are Rainsford and Zaroff “equals” in terms of hunting and their experience? How do we know? How does Zaroff
indicate this?
19. How does Zaroff respond to Rainsford’s building of a “Malay-Man-Catcher”? Is he affected by this at all?
20. What is Zaroff’s attitude toward Rainsford when he proves to be a difficult hunt?
21. What did Rainsford do to fool Zaroff?
22. Who wins the hunting game and how?
23. Describe the ending of “The Most Dangerous Game”.
Terms to Study and Know:
Literary Terms: Know these and be familiar with one – two examples from our reading.
Conflict
External Conflict
Man Vs. Man
Man Vs. Society
Man Vs. Nature
Internal Conflict
Man Vs. Self
Characterization
Vocabulary from “The Necklace”
exorbitant
aghast
vexation
askew
adulation
Vocabulary from “The Most Dangerous Game”
tangible
droll
stamina
imperative
elude
**Review BOTH SIDES of your “Show me the Evidence!” handout
**BE ABLE TO TAKE GIVEN TEXTUAL EVIDENCE AND INCORPORATE IT INTO A WRITTEN RESPONSE**