Which excerpt from "the most dangerous game" best portrays zaroff as rainsford’s foil?

"but no animal can reason," objected rainsford. "my dear fellow," said the general, "there is one that can."

"but you can't mean—" gasped rainsford. "and why not? "

"why should i not be serious? i am speaking of hunting." "hunting? general zaroff, what you speak of is murder.”

"and if they win? " the smile on the general's face widened. "to date i have not lost," he said.

Answer :

Cambridge English Dictionary defines "foil" as "someone or something that makes another’s good or bad qualities all the more noticeable."

The following excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game" best portrays Zaroff as Rainsford’s foil :

"Why should I not be serious? I am speaking of hunting." "Hunting? General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder.”  

In the above excerpt, General Zaroff acts as Sanger Rainsford's foil as his character helps to highlight the protagonist's (Sanger Rainsford's) positive qualities of intelligence, level-headedness and wisdom. Rainsford has been shown as a man of moral principles who considers hunting human beings for sport as immoral and insane.

the answer is b. the tracer looks harmless in flight, but the pilot’s bitten lips and white knuckles suggest how dangerous it can be.