In Richard Connell's best-known work, who is the protagonist being hunted by General Zaroff?

• A. Sanger Rainsford
• B. David Copperfield
• C. Tom Sawyer
• D. Gregory Peck

Answer: (A)

In Richard Connell's best-known work, "The Most Dangerous Game," the protagonist being hunted by General Zaroff is Sanger Rainsford. Rainsford is a skilled big-game hunter who finds himself stranded on a remote island owned by Zaroff, a wealthy and eccentric man who has become bored with hunting animals and now hunts humans for sport. The story develops as Rainsford must use his wits and hunting skills to survive against Zaroff, creating a tense and thrilling narrative that explores themes of survival, the hunter versus the hunted, and the moral implications of such a game. The other characters listed, such as David Copperfield and Tom Sawyer, are from different literary works and do not relate to Connell's story, while Gregory Peck is an actor and not a character within this narrative.