This is an excerpt from Richard Connell's story "The Most Dangerous Game," set almost a century ago on an unknown island in the Caribbean. The protagonist, Sanger Rainsford, has fallen overboard and managed to make his way to the mansion on this island, where he meets Zaroff, a Russian general who has used his fortune to make Ship-Trap Island his private kingdom. In this excerpt the general shows Rainsford one of his additions to the island.,end italics,
Rainsford went to the window and looked out toward the sea.
"Watch! Out there!" exclaimed the general, pointing into the night. Rainsford's eyes saw only blackness, and then, as the general pressed a button, far out to sea Rainsford saw the flash of lights.
The general chuckled. "They indicate a channel," he said, "where there's none; giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide-open jaws. They can crush a ship as easily as I crush this nut." He dropped a walnut on the hardwood floor and brought his heel grinding down on it.
(from "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell)
Question
What is one effect of the simile comparing the giant rocks to "a sea monster with wide-open jaws"?
Answer options with 4 options
1.
It reveals Zaroff's pleasure in having power over others.
2.
It shows Zaroff's fear of the monstrous, razor-sharp rocks.
3.
It displays the destructive power that Zaroff and Rainsford share.
4.
It emphasizes the similarity between Rainsford and the sea monster.