"I wanted the ideal animal to hunt," explained the general. "So I said: 'What are the attributes of an ideal quarry?' And the answer was, of course, 'It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason.'" "But no animal can reason," objected Rainsford.

"My dear fellow," said the general, "there is one that can."

"But you can't mean–" gasped Rainsford.

"And why not?"

"I can't believe you are serious, General Zaroff. This is a grisly joke."

—"The Most Dangerous Game,"
Richard Connell

What does Rainsford say that shows he does not yet understand what the general hunts?

What does Rainsford say that shows he finally understands what the general hunts?

What does Rainsford say that shows he is horrified by the general?

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.

i'm thinking it would be when compound subjects are joined by or, nor,either-or, neither-nor.

1. negative, complain without fixing anything.

2. she disagrees with them.