Name Date Selection Test
The Interlopers
Class Score
SCOR E
(page 268)
Recalling and Interpreting (60 points total; 12 points each)
Write the letter of the best answer.
1. The major reason for the conflict between Ulrich and Georg is that each of them
a. needs the land to survive.
b. values the beauty of the land.
c. believes that, by right, the land is his.
d. wants the social status that owning the land provides.
2. Ulrich and Georg do not shoot immediately upon encountering each other
because
a. they are startled.
b. they are too civilized.
c. each feels sympathy for the other.
d. their rifles are not loaded and ready.
3. What is the main reason that Ulrich considers ending the feud with Georg?
a. sympathy and respect for his enemy
b. a desire to surprise and shock their neighbors
c. the realization that he may need Georg’s help
d. the realization that they have a common enemy
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4. One reason that Georg refuses Ulrich’s offer to share the wine is that he
a. suspects Ulrich’s motives.
b. wants to remain clear-headed.
c. thinks Ulrich needs it more than he does.
d. is too proud to receive a favor from Ulrich.
5. Near the end of the story, each trapped man hopes his men will arrive first
because that will allow him to
a. be sure of his survival.
b. be the first to be freed.
c. demonstrate his friendship.
d. guarantee his control of the land.
Using Vocabulary (15 points total; 3 points each)
Write the letter of the best answer. This exercise is continued on the next page.
6. An expression that recommends reconciliation is
a. “play it by ear.”
b. “forgive and forget.”
c. “keep your nose to the grindstone.”
7. Which of the following is something a pious person would be expected to do
more often than one who was not?
a. pray
b. work
c. argue
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8. A word that means the opposite of acquiesce is
a. give.
b. object.
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c. ignore.
9. A person often suffers from languor when he or she is
a. ill.
b. shy.
c. upset.
10. An endeavor always involves
a. secrecy.
b. courage.
c. serious effort.
Interpreting and Evaluating (10 points)
Make a mark next to ONE quotation that you think presents a view that is reflected in this story. In the box at the
bottom, explain how you could use “The Interlopers” to support the view expressed in the quotation you chose.
11.
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it. —Ecclesiastes
Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a
good one. —Benjamin Franklin
Hating people is like burning down your own house
to get rid of a rat.—H. E. Fosdick
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Evaluating and Connecting (15 points)
Use a separate sheet of paper to answer the following essay question.
12. Ulrich and Georg maintain that no interlopers can interfere with their decision to give up
their conflict. What makes this statement clearly untrue? What do you think will happen
with regard to the conflict between the families?
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The Interlopers
Selection Test (page 45)
• Now that family members have died, the feud
will probably intensify.
Recalling and Interpreting
(60 points total; 12 points each)
1. c
4. d
2. b
5. c
3. a
Using Vocabulary
(15 points total; 3 points each)
6. b
9. a
7. a
10. c
8. b
Interpreting and Evaluating (10 points)
11. Answers will vary. Possible answers could include
Ecclesiastes
• The feuding men created the situation that
destroys them.
• Hate brings both men into the forest, where
they’ll die.
• If Ulrich hadn’t been focused only on his hatred,
might have heeded the deer’s restlessness.
Franklin
• Neither man wants the land for its practical use.
• The anger that drives both men is historical in
nature; neither has suffered at the hands of the
other.
• As soon as they reconcile, both men realize how
foolish their feud has been.
Fosdick
• The hatred makes men behave irrationally.
• The hate ultimately results in death for both men.
• The men have been so obsessed by hate that it
has controlled and ruined their lives.
Evaluating and Connecting (15 points)
12. Answers will vary. Possible answers could include
• The men might have been able to defend their
reconciliation against human interlopers, but the
successful interlopers will be wolves.
• Because the men waited until they were trapped
to reconcile, no one will be aware of their
reconciliation.
• The historic conflict between the two families will
undoubtedly continue.
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