Question

Which lines of text from "The Most Dangerous Game” support the claim that Rainsford is a skilled hunter? Check all that apply.

“Let me congratulate you. Not many men know how to make a Malay mancatcher.”
He tried to wrench it back, but the muck sucked viciously at his foot as if it were a giant leech.
With flying fingers he wove a rough carpet of weeds and branches and with it he covered the mouth of the pit.
"You've done well, Rainsford," the voice of the general called. "Your Burmese tiger pit has claimed one of my best dogs.”
At daybreak Rainsford, lying near the swamp, was awakened by a sound that made him know that he had new things to learn about fear.

Answer 1

I believe the answers are as follows;

> A
> C
> D

Answer 2

Lines 1, 3, and 4 of the text gives details that Rainsford is a skilled hunter.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Most Dangerous Game" is a short story written by Richard Connell, first published on January 19. 1924. Sanger Rainsford is the protagonist of the story. He is an adventurous big-game hunter. He had fought on the front-lines of the World War 1 and hunted down many dangerous animals also. In this excerpt, General Zaroff congratulate him after he won the game.

The lines that shows Rainsford is a skilled hunter are:

• Line 1: When Zaroff praises Rainsford for being a Malay mancatcher.
• Line 3: In which he describes how Rainsford with his bare hands wove a carpet of weed and branches and used it to cover the mouth of the pit.
• Line 4: Rainsford made a "Burgmese Tiger Pit" which takes the life of one of the best hounds of Zaroff.