The Most Dangerous Game

Which of the following statements most closely describes how the General ensures that he has challenging prey on the island?

A. He imports large game from the mainland to hunt.

B. He kidnaps and hunts men from the local village.

C. He invites well-known intellectuals to stay with him and go hunting.

D. He tricks passing ships into crashing and hunts the survivors.

Which sentence from the text best supports the answer?

A. "There was a chance that his cries could be heard by someone aboard the yacht, but that chance was slender and grew more slender as the yacht raced on."

B. "They indicate a channel,’ he said, ‘where there’s none; giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide-open jaws."

C. "It is a very great pleasure and honor to welcome Mr. Sanger Rainsford, the celebrated hunter, to my home."

D. "You are much younger than I am, Mr. Rainsford, and have not hunted as much, but you perhaps can guess the answer."

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D. He tricks passing ships into crashing and hunts the survivors.

B. "They indicate a channel,’ he said, ‘where there’s none; giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide-open jaws."

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