How the Government Changed

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Study Guide for “The Most Dangerous Game”

I. VOCABULARY: Be able to define the following words and understand them when they

appear in the story and class discussions.

palpable_______________________________________________________________________

amenity_______________________________________________________________________

condone______________________________________________________________________

naïve_________________________________________________________________________

scruple________________________________________________________________________

futile_________________________________________________________________________

cosmopolite____________________________________________________________________

debacle_______________________________________________________________________

gargoyle_______________________________________________________________________

zealous________________________________________________________________________

affable________________________________________________________________________

tangible_______________________________________________________________________

quarry________________________________________________________________________

II. LITERARY TERMS: Be able to define each term and apply each term to the story.

suspense____________________________________________________________________________

conflict_____________________________________________________________________________

*identify the conflicts in the story:

__________________ vs. ___________________ Explain: ________________________________

human nature

__________________ vs. ___________________ Explain:________________________________

human human

__________________ vs. ___________________ Explain: ________________________________

human...