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.

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

Explanation:

Richard Connell's short story "The Most Dangerous Game," tells the story of how an experienced hunter Sanger Rainsford became the hunted in a grim-twist of fate. The story deals with the themes of hunter-hunted relationships, social Darwinism, civilization, and murder.

In the given excerpt, Sanger Rainsford is already hunted by Colonel Zaroof, in an attempt to see whether he can achieve his freedom by escaping the hunter for three days. With that in mind, he decided to leave a "trail to follow" which will be confusing (or so he thought). His idea was to deceive the Colonel by providing some clues which will be all a ruse. This plan shows the readers that Rainsford is smart and has skills that can provide a chance to survive and win the "game" against Colonel Zaroff.

Thus, the correct answer is the third option.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)