The Most Dangerous Game Plot Review
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Directions: Using the events listed below, fill in the blanks in the plot chart in the order that the
events happened.
List of events:
Zaroff tells Rainsford he hunts the most dangerous prey: man.
Rainsford leaps off of a cliff into the sea.
We learn that the location is the Caribbean Sea.
Rainsford loses his balance and falls into the sea.
Zaroff uses the dogs to hunt Rainsford.
Zaroff stands below Rainsford (who is up a tree), smiles, and moves on.
Rainsford kills Ivan.
Zaroff thinks that Rainsford's dead.
Rainsford has never slept in a more comfortable bed.
Zaroff asks Rainsford to join him in hunting his prey.
Rainsford is on a yacht bound for the Amazon.
Zaroff tells Rainsford that he is bored with hunting most animals.
Rainsford refuses to join Zaroff in hunting.
Rainsford talks with Whitney about "ship-trap" island.
Rainsford builds a Malay man-catcher.
Zaroff loses one of his best dogs.
Rainsford builds a Burmese Tiger Pit.
Zaroff congratulates Rainsford for having won the game.
Zaroff shows Rainsford how he traps ships with lights that indicate a channel.
We find out Rainsford is a big game hunter.
Whitney philosophizes about the "game."
Rainsford confronts Zaroff in his bedroom.
Plot Chart:
Exposition
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3. We learn that the location is the Caribbean Sea.
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6. Rainsford loses his balance and falls into the sea.
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Conflict
1. Zaroff tells Rainsford that he is bored with hunting most animals
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3.
4.
5.
Rising Action
1. Zaroff stands below Rainsford (who is up a tree), smiles, and moves on.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. Rainsford kills Ivan
7.
8.
Climax
1. Rainsford confronts Zaroff in his bedroom.
Falling Action
1.
Resolution
1.
Answers
Exposition
1. Rainsford talks with Whitney about "ship-trap" island.
2. We learn that Rainsford is on a yacht bound for the Amazon.
3. The sea is the Caribbean Sea.
4. We find out Rainsford is a big game hunter.
5. Whitney philosophizes about the "game."
6. Rainsford loses his balance and falls into the sea.
Conflict
1. Zaroff tells Rainsford that he is bored with hunting most animals.
2. Zaroff tells Rainsford he hunts the most dangerous prey: man.
3. Zaroff shows Rainsford how he traps ships with lights that indicate a channel.
4. Zaroff asks Rainsford to join him in hunting his prey.
5. Rainsford refuses to join Zaroff in hunting.
6. Zaroff stands below Rainsford (who is up a tree), smiles, and moves on.
Rising Action
1. Rainsford builds a Malay man-catcher.
2. Rainsford builds a Burmese Tiger Pit.
3. Zaroff loses one of his best dogs.
4. Zaroff uses the dogs to hunt Rainsford.
5. Rainsford kills Ivan.
6. Rainsford leaps off of a cliff into the sea.
7. Zaroff thinks that Rainsford's dead.
Climax
1. Rainsford confronts Zaroff in his bedroom.
Falling Action
1. Zaroff congratulates Rainsford for having won the game.
Resolution
1. Rainsford has never slept in a more comfortable bed.