Question

read this excerpt from part 2 of the most dangerous game by richard connell.
erve, nerve, nerve!\ he panted, as he dashed along. a blue gap showed between the trees dead ahead. ever nearer drew the hounds. rainsford forced himself on toward that gap. he reached it. it was the shore of the sea. across a cove he could see the gloomy gray stone of the chateau. twenty feet below him the sea rumbled and hissed. rainsford hesitated. he heard the hounds. then he leaped far out into the sea... now read the second excerpt. a man, who had been hiding in the curtains of the bed, was standing there. rainsford! screamed the general. how in gods name readers must revise their predictions about rainsford after reading the second excerpt because initially it would seem that he plunges to his death, but he actually flees the island without confrontation. saves himself by killing the hounds. accepts the generals apology. survives and seeks revenge.

Explanation:

In the first excerpt, Rainsford leaps into the sea, seemingly to his death. But in the second, he is revealed to be alive and hiding in the general's bedroom, indicating he survived and is likely seeking revenge.

Answer:

D. survives and seeks revenge