A teacher instructs students to write an argumentative essay about "The Most Dangerous Game.” Read the claim and reason one stud
ent writes and then answer the question. Claim: The general does not play fair in his game.
Reason: He uses trickery to lure his prey.
Which quote from the story provides the best evidence to support the student’s reason?
-"The island is perfect for my purpose—there are jungles with a maze of traits in them, hills, swamps—"
-Every day I hunt, and I never grow bored now, for I have a quarry with which I can match my wits."
-'"And the answer was, of course, 'It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason.'"
-"They indicate a channel," he said, "where there's none: giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide-open jaws. They can crush a ship . . ."
Answer: D) "They indicate a channel," he said, "where there's none: giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide-open jaws. They can crush a ship . . ."
Explanation: In this part of "The Most Dangerous Game" General Zaroff explains to Rainsford that he hunts humans in his island, and when Rainsford asks why men keep going to the island, the general lights a signal that indicates a channel where there is none, so when the ships were destroyed by the rocks, the sailors are forced to swim to the general's island, where they are hunted, this support the claim that The general does not play fair in his game.
