1. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? “The Most Dangerous Game”

2. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? “The Most Dangerous Game” Review
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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? “The Most Dangerous Game” Review
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5th Grade Topic 1
5th Grade Topic 2
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4th Grade Topic 3
4th Grade Topic 4
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3rd Grade Topic 5
3rd Grade Topic 6
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2nd Grade Topic 7
2nd Grade Topic 8
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1st Grade Topic 9
1st Grade Topic 10
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3. 5th Grade Topic 1 Question
Which of the following best summarizes the theme of this story?
A. We are more likely to understand others by putting ourselves in their positions.
B. The greatest wealth is contentment with one’s own life.
C. When two cultures or personalities clash, the best solution is compromise.
D. Calm behavior and keen observation are crucial during times of crisis.

4. 5th Grade Topic 1 Answer
Calm behavior and keen observation are crucial during times of crisis. Theme is a general statement that can be applied to life.
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5. 5th Grade Topic 2 Question
In which of the following ways does the author make the plot more suspenseful?
A. He has Whitney and Rainsford discuss the merits of jaguar hunting.
B. He has Rainsford injure Zaroff during the hunt.
C. He makes Zaroff a tall, handsome man.
D. He explains that Zaroff has hunted throughout the world.

6. 5th Grade Topic 2 Answer
He has Rainsford injure Zaroff leaving the reader to wonder “Can Rainsford make it out of this morbid game alive?”
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7. 4th Grade Topic 3 Question
What is Zaroff’s internal conflict?
A. He loves hunting but hates the suffering of his victims.
B. He despises humans but needs them for his games.
C. He cares only for hunting, but hunting has begun to bore him.
D. He hates Rainsford but must show him hospitality.

8. 4th Grade Topic 3 Answer
Zaroff states on page 12, “Hunting was beginning to bore me! And hunting, remember, had been my life.”
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9. 4th Grade Topic 4 Question
Which of the following characterizations best describes Rainsford based on his actions during the three-day hunt?
A. amused by the general
B. slow to understand the game
C. calm and relaxed
D. frightened but clever

10. 4th Grade Topic 4 Answer
Frightened but clever- Rainsford may be playing for his life, but he uses his skills as a hunter to lay traps for Zaroff along the way.
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11. 3rd Grade Topic 5 Question
Which of the following combinations best describes General Zaroff?
A. wise but foolish
B. honest and compassionate
C. elegant and ruthless
D. fair-minded and sophisticated

12. 3rd Grade Topic 5 Answer
Elegant and Ruthless- Zaroff prefers the finer things in life, but killing humans for sport makes him ruthless.
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13. 3rd Grade Topic 6 Question
What two kinds of conflict are exemplified in this story?

14. 3rd Grade Topic 6 Answer
Man vs. Man
And
Man vs. Nature

15. 2nd Grade Topic 7 Question
The central conflict of the story occurs between which characters?

16. 2nd Grade Topic 7 Answer
Rainsford and Zaroff
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17. 2nd Grade Topic 8 Question
Which word describes the mood of the story?
A. mysterious
B. suspenseful
C. joyful
D. melancholy

18. 2nd Grade Topic 8 Answer B. Suspenseful is the best answer.
There’s nothing joyful about this story.
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19. 1st Grade Topic 9 Question
Who is the protagonist of the story?

20. 1st Grade Topic 9 Answer
Rainsford
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21. 1st Grade Topic 10 Question
Who is the antagonist of the story?

22. 1st Grade Topic 10 Answer
Zaroff
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23. Million Dollar Question Topic 11
Why is it ironic that General Zaroff mourns the loss of his dog Lazarus?

24. 1,000,000 Question
Based on what you can infer about Rainsford from the story, do you think that his ideas about hunting have changed by the end of the story?

25. 1,000,000 Answer
Probably. His situation taught him to feel compassion for the hunted after he became a “huntee” instead of the “hunter.”
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