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100
Where is the setting?
Carpathian Mountains
100
What does Ulrich carry with him when he patrols the woods at night?
gun
100
What figurative language is used here... "...the whistling and skirling of wind..."
onomatopoeia
100
Why is there a feud?
over who owns the land
100
What figures appear coming through the woods at the end of the story?
wolves
200
Who is the author of "The Interlopers"?
Saki
200
What literary term means "clues or hints of what will happen in the future"?
foreshadowing
200
The men are pinioned by what?
A fallen tree
200
What was Ulrich von Gradwitz’s wish when he wandered away from his crew?
to come across Georg Znaeym
200
The narrator creates suspense by waiting until the end to... (A) reveal what is approaching the men (B)tell which man dies first (C) explain what the men were fighting about (D) warn readers against hunting at night
(A) reveal what is approaching the men
300
What does Ulrich accuse Georg of?
poaching
300
Who wrested the land via lawsuit from illegal possession of a neighboring family?
Ulrich von Gradwitz's grandfather
300
What does Ulrich ask Georg near the end of the story?
to be his friend
300
Most of the Carpathian Mountains are in what modern day country?
Romania
400
What is Saki's real name?
Hector Hugh Munro
400
How many generations has this land feud been going on?
Three
400
What figurative language is used here... "...A deed of Nature's own violence..."
personification
400
Why does Ulrich want to find Znaeym alone?
So there will be no witnesses to his murder.
500
What figurative language (literary element) is used here... "...he might come across Georg Znaeym, man to man, with no witness--that was the wish that was uppermost in his thoughts."
foreshadowing
500
What orders had Ulrich given his men?
To follow him in 10 minutes
500
Near the end of the story, what does Georg invite Ulrich to? And, what does he promise?
Sylvester's Night (NYE) to never shoot on his land unless he's invited
500
Which passage reveals that the narrator is omniscient? (A) “Both men spoke with the bitterness of possible defeat, for each knew that it might be long before his men would seek him out.” (B) “The forest lands of Gradwitz were of wide extent and well stocked with game.” (C) “The two raised their voices in a prolonged hunting call.” (D) “‘No,’ said Ulrich with a laugh, the idiotic chattering laugh of a man unstrung with hideous fear.”
(A) “Both men spoke with the bitterness of possible defeat, for each knew that it might be long before his men would seek him out.”
500
What type of irony is used at the end of the story? verbal, dramatic, situational
situational