The correct answer is the following: option a. The general's character is presented differently in the story than in the film adaption of the scene, as the general display humor in the story that is lacking in the film.
"The Most Dangerous Game" is a short story written by Richard Connell that as first published on January 19th, 1924. it was later adapted as the film called "The Most Dangerous Game" which premiered in 1932. In the film's version of the scene presented in the question, the character of the general lacks the display of humor that his character shows in the original story.