Name:________________________
“The Most Dangerous Game” – Conflict Graphic Organizer
Richard Connell
1. Characters: Describe how each one looks and how each one acts. Who is the
PROTAGONIST? Who is the ANTAGONIST?
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Sanger Rainsford
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General Zaroff
Open- ended response- You will have to do L1/L2 reasoning with these questions.
In the story, Zaroff is compared to many things. Find 2 metaphors or similes that describe Zaroff
and explain how they show Zaroff’s true character.
2. Setting: Tell where the story takes place.
3. Plot: Put the following events from "The Most Dangerous Game" in order by placing the
numbers 1-10 on each line.
___ Ivan dies.
___ General Zaroff tells Rainsford that hunting has gotten boring.
___ One of Zaroff's dogs falls into the pit and dies.
___ Rainsford and Whitney talk about "Ship Trap Island."
___ Rainsford kills General Zaroff.
___ Ivan answers the door and points a gun at Rainsford's heart.
___ Rainsford spends the night in a tree.
___ Rainsford jumps off a cliff to the swirling waters 20 feet below.
___ Rainsford falls into the water and swims to the island.
___ Rainsford makes a trap by leaning a large dead tree against a smaller living one.
Name:________________________
4. Conflict: Identify the 2 main types of conflict within the story. Describe each in detail and
tell how the conflict resolves or is worked out.
Internal Conflict (Man vs. Self)
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Rainsford (vs. self)
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Zaroff (vs. self)
External Conflict
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Man vs. Man
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Man vs. Nature
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Man vs. Society
5. Short Answer Responses
Review these questions. I will pull a few of them for the test.
1. Is Zaroff trustworthy? Why or why not?
2. How does the use of dialogue help to develop the character of Zaroff?
3. How does General Zaroff feel about hunting? How does it compare to how Rainsford
felt about hunting at the beginning of the story?
4. In what ways does Zaroff antagonize Rainsford during the hunt? Why?
5. Is Zaroff’s assertions that his captives have a choice in the hunt true? Explain.