The Interlopers Questions

Taft 8th grade ELA

Instructions: Please answer the following questions in complete sentences. You may use the story to assist you as
you answer them.

Be able to define the following words and understand them when they appear in the story.

precipitous_____________________________________________________________________

marauders_____________________________________________________________________

medley________________________________________________________________________

condolences____________________________________________________________________

languor_______________________________________________________________________

succor________________________________________________________________________

1. How did the Gradwitzes receive all the land they have?

2. Why do Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym not get along?

3. What is Ulrich von Gradwitz hunting in the story?

4. What was Ulrich von Gradwitz’s wish when he wandered away from his crew?

5. What happened once Ulrich von Gradwitz and George Znaeym meet in the forest?

6. How do the two men behave once they are stuck?

 7. What makes Gradwitz start to behave differently?

8. What happens to them at the end?

9. Identify the plot elements of The Interlopers:

a. What was the setting?:

b. Who was the conflict between?:

c. Describe the part in the story where the action rose (rising action):

d. Describe the climax of the story:

e. Describe the part in the story where the action fell (falling action):

f. Describe the resolution. How did the story end?

Identify the conflicts in the story:

__________________ vs. ___________________ (human vs nature). Explain:

__________________ vs. ___________________ (human vs human) Explain:

__________________ vs. ___________________ (human vs himself/herself). Explain: