Making Predictions and Visualizing with “The Most Dangerous Game,” Part 2
Question 2 • MO-English Language Arts 9 B-CR
Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game.""Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and, if needs be, taken by the strong. The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure. I am strong. Why should I not use my gift? If I wish to hunt, why should I not? I hunt the scum of the earth—sailors from tramp ships—lascars, blacks, Chinese, whites, mongrels—a thoroughbred horse or hound is worth more than a score of them."
Answer
A
He feels he is entitled to practice his cruel sport.
B
He would never hunt another member of the upper class.
C
He is getting bored with the idea of hunting people.
D
He believes that Rainsford feels the same way he does.
Explanation
Zaroff claims that the strong are entitled to use the weak for their own pleasure, and he calls himself strong. He uses this belief to justify hunting people he considers inferior, so he feels entitled to practice his cruel sport. The excerpt does not suggest that he is bored or that Rainsford shares his beliefs.
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