"The Interlopers"

An interloper is defined as:

• one who is involved in a situation where they aren't wanted or don't belong

• a burglar who breaks into a country home

• a stranger in a strange place who acts strange

• a wolf with sharp teeth, red eyes, and dark fur

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This image is representative of the story's setting because it is a picture of the:

• Carpathian Mountains in winter

• Blue Ridge Mountains in fall

• Swiss Alps in summer

• Prehistoric Times

Which of the following conflicts are present in this story?

• Person v. Person

• Person v. Nature

• Person v. Self

• Person v. Society

• Person v. Technology

The conflict between Georg's & Ulrich's families is over:

• land

• money

• nationality

• water

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How do Georg & Ulrich end up face-to-face in this story?

• They are both in the woods looking for each other

• They are both out hunting deer

• They have to pass each other to get to their homes

• Georg travels back in time to Ulrich's time period

Georg & Ulrich end up trapped together in this story when:

• a tree falls on them

• a deer attacks them

• they are locked inside a time machine

• Gen. Zaroff locks them in a bedroom

Which character FIRST offers a truce that would end the feud?

• Ulrich

• Georg

• Zaroff

• Eckels

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Ulrich eventually makes the move to end the feud between the families because he:

• feels the same suffering as Georg

• thinks the 2 families can make more money together

• realizes he & Georg are long lost brothers

• believes that they are being hunted by Rainsford

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This image is important to the story's resolution because:

• Wolves are the last things the men see

• The men's feud is compared to wolves

• The men save each other from wolves

• The men's power is compared to wolves

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Georg & Ulrich are the story's true interlopers because they:

• try to take ownership over nature

• bring conflict into a peaceful place

• are disrupting the timeline

• act uncivilized towards one another in a civilized place

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