Question

read the excerpt from the most dangerous game. a man, who had been hiding in the curtains of the bed, was standing there.
ainsford!\ screamed the general. \how in gods name did you get here?\ \swam,\ said rainsford. \i found it quicker than walking through the jungle.\ the general sucked in his breath and smiled. \i congratulate you,\ he said. \you have won the game.\ rainsford did not smile. \i am still a beast at bay,\ he said, in a low, hoarse voice. \get ready, general zaroff.\ the general made one of his deepest bows. \i see,\ he said. \splendid! one of us is to furnish a repast for the other.\ adnan is writing an essay about the most dangerous game. which detail from the excerpt best supports his idea that rainsford is unchanged and still feels that the hunter is justified in killing the hunted? a man, who had been hiding in the curtains of the bed, was standing there. \swam,\ said rainsford. \i found it quicker than walking through the jungle.\ rainsford did not smile. \i am still a beast at bay,\ he said, in a low, hoarse voice. \get ready, general zaroff.\ he had never slept in a better bed, rainsford decided.

Explanation:

Rainsford's statement "I am still a beast at bay" and "Get ready, General Zaroff" shows he is in a hunting - like mindset, ready to attack, which implies he still believes in the hunter - hunted dynamic. The other options are just descriptions of actions or situations and do not directly relate to his view on the hunter - hunted relationship.

Answer:

C. Rainsford did not smile. "I am still a beast at bay," he said, in a low, hoarse voice. "Get ready, General Zaroff"