100 POINTS, Please put your time in for me<3 What does the interaction between Zaroff and Rainsford reveal about Zaroff's attitude toward Rainsford?

"You'll find this game worth playing," the general said enthusiastically." Your brain against mine. Your woodcraft against mine. Your strength and stamina against mine. Outdoor chess! And the stake is not without value, eh?"
"And if I win--" began Rainsford huskily.
"I'll cheerfully acknowledge myself defeat if I do not find you by midnight of the third day," said General Zaroff. "My sloop will place you on the mainland near a town." The general read what Rainsford was thinking.

Question 4 options:

Zaroff respects Rainsford and thinks that he will be a worthy opponent.

Zaroff sees Rainsford as something he can hunt (nothing more).

Zaroff reveals that he lost the World Championship for Chess that was broadcast on all major television stations.

Zaroff cares very deeply for Rainsford and his well-being.

Question 6 (3 points)
How does this excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game" advance the plot?

"I'll give him a trail to follow," muttered Rainsford, and he struck off from the rude path he had been following into the trackless wilderness. He executed a series of intricate loops; he doubled on his trail again and again, recalling all the lore of the fox hunt, and all the dodges of the fox A big tree with a thick trunk and outspread branches was near by, and, taking care to leave not the slightest mark, he climbed up into the crotch, and, stretching out on one of the broad limbs, after a fashion, rested. Rest brought him new confidence and almost a feeling of security. Even so zealous a hunter as General Zaroff could not trace him there, he told himself; only the devil himself could follow that complicated trail through the jungle after dark.

Question 6 options:

It makes readers think that Rainsford is careless, so they worry about him.

It creates a humorous tone, which leads readers to believe that the story will have a happy ending.

It shows readers that Rainsford is smart and has skills. He has a chance of survival in the "game" against Zaroff.

It serves as the climax of the story.

"Target 7: Language Use (L 5) I can Interpret or analyze the figurative language use or interpret figures of speech used in context and the impact of those word choices on meaning and tone."
Question 7 (3 points)
Read the excerpt from "The Uses and Abuses of the Umbrella." Select the sentence that DOES NOT demonstrate a humorous tone.

If one were to produce a careful statistical tabulation of the men who use umbrellas, one would determine that when the rains begin the umbrellas disappear. It’s only natural: the umbrella is too fine, too delicate and lovely an article for water to be allowed to ruin it.

The umbrella, though we are led to believe otherwise, was not made for the rain. It was made to be carried on the arm like an enormous ornamental bat and to allow one the opportunity to put on British airs as the atmospheric conditions demanded. If one were to research the history of the umbrella, one would discover that it was created with a purpose far different from that which formal umbrellists wish to attribute to it—those gentlemen who mistakenly take their umbrellas to the street when it looks like rain, unaware that they are exposing their precious devices to a washing that never figured into their plan.

Question 7 options:

"It’s only natural: the umbrella is too fine, too delicate and lovely an article for water to be allowed to ruin it."

"If one were to produce a careful statistical tabulation of the men who use umbrellas,..."

"The umbrella, though we are led to believe otherwise, was not made for the rain. It was made to be carried on the arm like an enormous ornamental bat...

Question 8 (3 points)
How does the phrase "a wet umbrella is an accident, a barbarism" contribute to the tone present within "Uses and Abuses of the Umbrella"?

Question 8 options:

It adds a touch of humor.

It creates a sense of hopefulness.

It offers a sense of calm.

Question 9 (3 points)
The definition of Connotative Meaning is...

Question 9 options:

Non-literal meaning of a word. (Ex: I'm so hungry I could eat a cow!)

Implied meaning of a word that is often associated with the emotions associated with the word. (Ex: The word challenge holds a positive emotion, but distressed holds a negative emotion)

Dictionary definition of a word (Ex: Theme/Noun: Lesson that can be learned by reading a story or passage)

Question 10 (3 points)
Choose which description is the definition of absurdity.

Question 10 options:

Humor; Nonsense

When an outcome is opposite from expected

Exaggeration

the overall lesson that can be learned from the events in a story.

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