"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell Quiz and Key

Reduce teacher workload, measure general reading comprehension, and promote homework accountability with this printable quiz on “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. An answer key and copy of the public domain short story are included. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Questions pertain to the following key ideas:

• Primary setting
• Rainsford’s hobby
• An inciting incident
• The characterization of the antagonist
• The protagonist’s initial impression of the antagonist
• The antagonist’s means of gathering his game
• The start of the hunt
• The antagonist’s motivations
• Rainsford’s successes
• The climax
• The resolution