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sladkih [1.3K]
3 years ago
15

Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game." "I wanted the ideal animal to hunt," explained the general. "So I said: 'What a

re the attributes of an ideal quarry?' And the answer was, of course, 'It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason.'" "But no animal can reason," objected Rainsford. "My dear fellow," said the general, "there is one that can." "But you can't mean—" gasped Rainsford. "And why not?" "I can't believe you are serious, General Zaroff. This is a grisly joke." "Why should I not be serious? I am speaking of hunting." "Hunting? General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder." Rainsford’s response to Zaroff indicates that
1.he is opposed to the idea of hunting humans.
2.he does not understand that Zaroff is hunting humans.
3.he will soon be joining Zaroff in the hunt for humans.
4.he thinks Zaroff has the right to hunt humans.
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2 answers:
denis-greek [22]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

1- He is opposed to the idea of hunting humans.

Explanation:

Rainsford mentions in the text that hunting humans is "murder." The readers can also infer that when Rainsford gasps. This shows that he is against the idea of hunting humans.

insens350 [35]3 years ago
4 0

1) He is opposed to tbe idea of hunting humans

___________________________


In the passage is says ""But you can't mean_" Gasped Rainsford." He's surprised that General Zaroff actually intents to hunt humans.



Good luck,

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