The Interlopers

The general setting is "in a forest of mixed growth somewhere on the eastern spurs of what mountain range in eastern Europe?

• Alps

• Caucasus

• Carpathians

• Balkans

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"Relief at being alive and exasperation at his plight brought a strange medley of pious thank-offerings and sharp curses to Ulrich's lips. After the freak accident, what kind of emotions is Ulrich feeling?

• conflicting

• misunderstood

• suppressed (held down)

• strained

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Ulrich von Gradwitz carry on his person while he is patrolling his land in the woods?

• a gun

• a knife

• a compass

• all of these

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.W.8.9A

Suddenly, the storm causes a beech tree to split and crash. Both me end up wounded, as well as:

• buried under the snow

• pinned to the ground

• knocked unconscious

• paralyzed

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

All this land, according to van Gradwitz, is valuable for what?

• its firewood

• its hunting

• its farming

• its waterways

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Early in the story, the men, when finally given the opportunity, ironically do not do which of the following to each other?

• ignore

• scorn (mock)

• kill

• denounce (not recognize each other)

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

Gradwitz is possessive of this particular property because years ago "A famous lawsuit in the days of his _________ had wrested it from the illegal possession of a neighboring family"?

• great uncle

• father

• grandfather

• great grandfather

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The rare opportunity to settle an old score is the chance "of a lifetime" for both men. However, each man hesitates because of his code of ____________ restrains them.

• civilization

• decency

• law

• panic

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The family that loses the lawsuit "never acquiesced in the judgment of the Courts, and a long series of poaching affrays ... embittered the relationships between the families." This leads to an extended ___________.

• scandal

• rumors of a war starting

• hospitality between the two families

• a three-generation feud

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Ulrich von Gradwitz says he wants to meet Georg alone in the forest so there will not be any ______________.

• witnesses

• police inquiries

• court papers

• all of these

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4