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why would we be reading this in a 8th grade class its good but what the heck!?

Kyrstyn Hartman I read it grade 8 and absolutely adored it, I couldn't put it down, we could finish the last few pages as the bell rang but I couldn't wait for the ne…moreI read it grade 8 and absolutely adored it, I couldn't put it down, we could finish the last few pages as the bell rang but I couldn't wait for the next day to finish it.(less)

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I can't seem to find a collection of Mr Connell's other short stories, always The Most Dangerous Game, either alone or in the company of short stories by other authors. Has anyone found a volume of Mr Connell's collected short adventure fiction?

Jane This anthology does include The Most Dangerous Game, but it is exclusively made up of stories by Richard Connell: The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon, Where …moreThis anthology does include The Most Dangerous Game, but it is exclusively made up of stories by Richard Connell: The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon, Where Is the Tropic of Capricorn, Gretna Greenhorns, Honor Among Sportsmen, Mr. Braddy’s Bottle, Mr. Pottle and Culture, Mr. Pottle and Pageantry, Mr. Pottle and the One Man Dog, Mr. Pottle and the South-Sea Cannibals, Terrible Epps, and The $25,000 Jaw. Hope this is helpful!(less)

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I was confuse in the end. Why didn't Rainsford just find a boat and leave the island after he killed Zaroff? Why he slept on Zaroff's bed instead of his own..... was him too tired to do all these??

April Rainsford sleeping in Zaroff's bed signifies victory. He has finally defeated the general, and so Rainsford takes his position of luxury.…moreRainsford sleeping in Zaroff's bed signifies victory. He has finally defeated the general, and so Rainsford takes his position of luxury.(less)

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who is the better hunter? Rainsford or Zaroff?

Forked Radish Both were bitten by mosquitoes, incontrovertibly the greatest hunter and killers of men.

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