Name_______________________
Period_______________
Study and Annotation Guide for Saki’s “The Interlopers”
Create an annotation key at the top of the page.
I. Characterization: Highlight a few examples of indirect characterization for each main character and
comment in the margin about what the example reveals.
II. Setting: highlight details about the setting and write observations and inferences in the margin.
III. Select 3 Elements on your own to comment about while annotating: label and comment on them in
the margin. At the end add them to your annotation key on your paper.
IV. QUESTIONS: Find the answer to the following questions in the text and label the text with the
question number. You do not have to answer these in writing.
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?
V. LITERARY TERMS: Complete after reading and annotating the story.
*identify the conflicts in the story: fill in blanks with appropriate answers.
__________________ vs. ___________________ Explain: ________________________________
(Human)
( nature)
__________________ vs. ___________________ Explain: ________________________________
(Human)
( him/herself)
Who is the:
protagonist in the story? ___________________________ Explain
antagonist? ______________________________ Explain: _________________________________
From what point of view is the story told? ________________________________ Explain
What is the theme of the story?__________________________________________________________