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Mood and Narrative Techniques in "Lather and Nothing Else” — Unit test

Question 11 • TRECA Applied English 9-221

Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game."The lights of the chateau were out now, and it was dark and silent, but there was a fragment of sallow moon, and by its wan light he could see, dimly, the courtyard. There, weaving in and out in the pattern of shadow, were black, noiseless forms; the hounds heard him at the window and looked up, expectantly, with their green eyes. Rainsford went back to the bed and lay down. By many methods he tried to put himself to sleep. He had achieved a doze when, just as morning began to come, he heard, far off in the jungle, the faint report of a pistol.

Answer
A
will join the hunt the next day.
B
will become Zaroff’s prey.
C
is trapped in a dangerous place.
D
is able to escape from the island.

Explanation

The hounds are waiting in the courtyard, and a pistol has just been heard in the jungle, suggesting that danger is close and the hunt is underway. Rainsford is still inside Zaroff’s chateau on the island, with no sign that he can escape. The best conclusion is that he is trapped in a dangerous place.

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