Question

Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game,” by Richard Connell.

"What island is it?" Rainsford asked.

"The old charts call it 'Ship-Trap Island,'" Whitney replied. "A suggestive name, isn't it? Sailors have a curious dread of the place. I don't know why. Some superstition—"

"Can't see it," remarked Rainsford, trying to peer through the dank tropical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht.

"You've good eyes," said Whitney, with a laugh, "and I've seen you pick off a moose moving in the brown fall bush at four hundred yards, but even you can't see four miles or so through a moonless Caribbean night."

"Nor four yards," admitted Rainsford. "Ugh! It's like moist black velvet."

"It will be light in Rio," promised Whitney. "We should make it in a few days. I hope the jaguar guns have come from Purdey's. We should have some good hunting up the Amazon.

Which line of text supports the argument that Rainsford has excellent hunting skills?

"The old charts call it 'Ship-Trap Island,'" Whitney replied. "A suggestive name, isn't it?”
"Can't see it," remarked Rainsford, trying to peer through the dank tropical night . . .
“I've seen you pick off a moose moving in the brown fall bush at four hundred yards . . .”
“I hope the jaguar guns have come from Purdey's. We should have some good hunting up the Amazon.”

Answer 1

“I've seen you pick off a moose moving in the brown fall bush at four hundred yards . . .”

Why: This line directly praises Rainsford's marksmanship and eyesight, showing he can accurately shoot a moving target at long range—evidence of excellent hunting skills.