Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game."

"Where there are pistol shots, there are men. Where there are men, there is food," he thought. But what kind of men, he wondered, in so forbidding a place? An unbroken front of snarled and ragged jungle fringed the shore.

He saw no sign of a trail through the closely knit web of weeds and trees; it was easier to go along the shore, and Rainsford floundered along by the water. Not far from where he had landed, he stopped.

Some wounded thing, by the evidence a large animal, had thrashed about in the underbrush; the jungle weeds were crushed down and the moss was lacerated; one patch of weeds was stained crimson. A small, glittering object not far away caught Rainsford's eye and he picked it up. It was an empty cartridge.

Which details from the narration show that Rainsford is an experienced hunter and outdoor enthusiast? Check all that apply.

A. But what kind of men, he wondered, in so forbidding a place.

B. An unbroken front of snarled and ragged jungle fringed the shore.

C. Some wounded thing, by the evidence a large animal, had thrashed about in the underbrush;

D. the jungle weeds were crushed down and the moss was lacerated; one patch of weeds was stained crimson

E. A small, glittering object not far away caught Rainsford's eye and he picked it up. It was an empty cartridge.

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Answer :

The following details from the narration show that Rainsford is an experienced hunter and outdoor enthusiast :

C. Some wounded thing, by the evidence a large animal, had thrashed about in the underbrush;  

Rainsford's experienced eye could make out a wounded animal in the closely knit web of weeds and trees.

D. the jungle weeds were crushed down and the moss was lacerated; one patch of weeds was stained crimson

Rainsford noticed that some weeds were crushed down. This can only happen due to the weight of a wild wounded animal. He also noticed that the moss was torn at certain places and a patch of weeds was stained crimson from the blood of a hunted animal. Being an experienced hunter, Rainsford could pick up all these signs of a hunted prey.

E. A small, glittering object not far away caught Rainsford's eye and he picked it up. It was an empty cartridge.

Rainsford was a highly skilled and experienced hunter so he could not help but notice the empty cartridge lying near the wounded animal. He could easily recognize it from years of hunting experience.