Across
- 2. The story’s protagonist, a skilled hunter.
- 4. The place Rainsford is from.
- 6. What Rainsford jumps into to escape the hounds.
- 7. Rainsford hears this mysterious sound right before falling overboard.
- 9. The lights Zaroff uses to trick ships.
- 16. Zaroff says “we try to be ______ here,” showing his fake politeness.
- 17. A trap Rainsford builds using a bent tree and knife.
- 19. Zaroff’s favorite type of game to hunt.
- 20. The standard duration Rainsford must survive in the hunt.
Down
- 1. Rainsford creates this first trap, injuring Zaroff.
- 3. The reason Zaroff began hunting people instead of animals.
- 5. The central conflict type: man vs. ____.
- 8. The island where the story takes place.
- 10. The antagonist who hunts humans for sport.
- 11. The group of animals Zaroff keeps to chase his victims.
- 12. Genre of the story.
- 13. Rainsford learns what it feels like to be hunted, showing this character change.
- 14. The spot where Rainsford hides from Zaroff.
- 15. After the debacle in Russia I left the country, for it was __________ for an officer of the tsar to stay there.
- 18. The dangerous area of quicksand on the island.
