Interlopers/ August "Words To Know" Quiz
Objective: Students will read a short story in order to answer short response and selected response questions.
- 1.The major reason for the conflict between Ulrich and George is that each of them
- A.
Needs 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 land provides.
- 2.Ulrich and Georg do not shoot immediately upon encountering each other because
- A.
They see wolves.
- B.
They are too civilized.
- C.
Each feels sympathy for the other.
- D.
It begins to rain.
- 3.What is the main reason that Ulrich considers ending the feud with Georg?
- A.
Sympathy and respect for his enemy
- B.
A deisire to shock and surprise his neighbors
- C.
The realization that he may need Georg's help
- D.
The realization that they have a common enemy
- 4.One reason that Georg refuses Ulrich's offer to share 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.An expression that recommends reconciliation is
- A.
"play it by ear"
- B.
"forgive and forget"
- C.
"keep your nose to the grindstone"
- 6.A groups of marauders are
- A.
Priests
- B.
Thieves
- C.
Animals
- 7.A person often suffers from languor when he or she is
- A.
Ill
- B.
Shy
- C.
Upset
- 8.If a person has a bias against wasting money, then he or she has
- A.
A general tendency
- B.
An artisitic representation
- C.
A vague knowledge
- 9.If the class is discussing the author's characterization of Ulrich in "The Interlopers," then the class will be discussing
- A.
Ulrich's motives
- B.
Georg's motives
- C.
How the story ended
- 10.Precipitous means
- A.
Short fall
- B.
Steep incline
- C.
Shallow water
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