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slava [35]
3 years ago
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Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game." "Pure imagination," said Rainsford. "One superstitious sailor can taint the who

le ship's company with his fear." What does this line of dialogue reveal about Rainsford’s character?
a) He is worried that the sailors may be correct about the island.
b) He is a rational man who is unaffected by superstition.
c) He is familiar with the island and its mysterious inhabitants.
d) He is interested in getting more information from the sailors.
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2 answers:
Ede4ka [16]3 years ago
9 0
The answer is B, the reason is he believes that the paranoia and superstitions are only imagination.
Galina-37 [17]3 years ago
7 0

Answer: B)  He is a rational man who is unaffected by superstition.

Explanation: In the given excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell, we can see how Rainsford's refers to the superstitions expressed by the sailors as "pure imagination" and then explain how dangerous is to believe in superstition because of the feai it can cause. This dialogue reveals that Rainsford is a rational man who is unaffected by superstition (because he doesn't believe in it).

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