Selection Test
Name:
The Interlopers
Saki
Date:
Comprehension
Directions: Read the following questions carefully. Choose the best answer
to each of the following items. Bubble that letter onto you bubble sheet.
Please answer every question. Good luck!
1. The conflict between Gradwitz and Znaeym is overA.
B.
C.
D.
what animals ca be hunted in the forest
which of the two men has more money
which man owns a piece of land
clearing the field that borders the properties of the two men
2. At the beginning of the story,A.
B.
C.
D.
both Gradwitz and Znaeym are in the forest
only Gradwitz is in the forest
only Znaeym is in the forest
no one is in the forest
3. When the two men meet, theyA.
B.
C.
D.
immediately begin to fight
trade insults
both run for help
are knocked down and pinned under a tree branch
4. As the men talk,
A.
B.
C.
D.
a storm begins to blow
they start to develop a friendship
Granwitz’s men appear in the distance
Znaeym’s men appear in the distance
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5. Gradwitz and Znaeym agree toA.
B.
C.
D.
finish the hunt together
call for help together
clear a small section of the land
settle their problems in court
6. When the men see figures in the distance, the men assume that they
A.
B.
C.
D.
will become friends
will remain enemies
are going to be rescued
will have allies to help them
7. This story is mainly about a –
A.
B.
C.
D.
pair of bitter enemies who settle a feud
storm that causes extensive damage
hunting trip that ends unexpectedly
wealthy family that protect its property
8. The story’s ending is a surprise because the readerA.
B.
C.
D.
expects the figures to be men
expects the two men will not meet in the woods
expects the men to kill each other
has come to root for Gradwitz rather than Znaeym
9. Which term best describes the story’s ending?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Gory
Melodramatic
Joyful
Ironic
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10. Surprise endings areA.
B.
C.
D.
rarely memorable
illogical and unexpected
logical but unexpected
a trick
Literary Focus
11. From which point of view is the story told from?
A.
B.
C.
D.
1st Person
3rd Person Limited
3rd Omniscient (all knowing)
unreliable narrator
12. The author selected this viewpoint toA.
B.
C.
D.
avoid having to jump between each character’s mind
stir sympathy for Gradwitz alone
see inside the minds of Gradwitz and Znaeym at the same time
give readers a limited vantage point to increase the story’s
suspense
13. What passage reveals the narrator is omniscient?
A. “Both men spoke with the bitterness of possible defeat, for each
knew that it might be long before his men would seek him out.”
B. “The forest lands of Gradwitz were of wide extent and well
stocked with game.”
C. “The two raised their voices in a prolonged hunting call.”
D. “’No,’ said Ulrich with a laugh, the idiotic chattering laugh of a
man unstrung with hideous fear.”
14.The narrator tells us the two menA.
B.
C.
D.
are hunting wolves
don’t go hunting at night
want to kill each other
go to hunting parties together
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15. The two men decide to become friends becauseA.
B.
C.
D.
their men have ordered them to
they hate the neighbors
they have become tired of being enemies
they hope to save themselves by working together
16.The narrator creates suspense by waiting until the end toA.
B.
C.
D.
reveal what is approaching the men
tell which man dies first
explain what the men were fighting about
warn readers against hunting at night
17.The following selection is an example of:
In a forest of mixed growth somewhere on the eastern spurs
of Carpathians, a man stood one winter night watching and
listening as though he waited for some beast of the woods to
come within range of his vision and, later, of his rifle.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Exposition/Basic Situation/ Introduction
Rising Action
Climax
Resolution
18.The following selection is an example of:
The two enemies stood glaring at one another for a long
silent moment. Each had a rifle in his hand, each had hate
in his heart and murder uppermost in his mind. The chance
had come to give full play to the passions of a lifetime.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Exposition/Basic Situation/ Introduction
Rising Action
Climax
Resolution
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19.Which of the following passages shows the cause of the initial
conflict?
A. A famous lawsuit, in the days of his grandfather, had wrested it
from the illegal possession of a neighboring family of petty
landowners; the dispossessed party had never acquiesced in the
judgment of the courts, and a long series of poaching affrays
and similar scandals had embittered the relationships between
the families for three generations.
B. And as he stepped round the trunk of a huge beech he came
face to face with the man he sought.
C. “Could you reach the flask if I threw it over to you?” asked
Ulrich suddenly. “There is good wine in it, and one may as well
be comfortable as one can. Let us drink, even if tonight one of
us dies.”
D. For a space both men were silent, turning over in their minds
the wonderful changes that this dramatic reconciliation would
bring about.
20. Which of the following expresses one theme of the selection?
A. crisis or danger causes people to reexamine old grudges or
prejudices
B. It is unwise to go into the forest unprepared
C. Nature can be a destructive unfeeling force
D. The two men fight but find friendship at the end
21.The following passage is and example of:
“Are they your men?” he repeated impatiently, as Ulrich
did not answer.
“No” said Ulrich with a laugh the idiotic chattering laugh
of a man unstrung with hideous fear.
“Who are they?” asked George quickly straining his eyes to
what the other would gladly not have seen.
“Wolves.”
A.
B.
C.
D.
dialect
dialogue
characterization
onomatopoeia
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Vocabulary Development
Context Clues
Directions: Read the passage, using context clues to identify the meaning of
the bold face word. Then, bubble the letter of the definition of that word.
22. The hunter examined his quarry after it had been shot.
A.
B.
C.
D.
rifle
land
enemy
hunted animal
23. They heard the loud sound when the tree thundered down on them.
A.
B.
C.
D.
fell from the sky
was split by lighting
fell with a roaring noise
yelled
24.No one could stop the bitter feud between the two neighbors.
A.
B.
C.
D.
ongoing argument
agreement
broken fence
flooded lands
25. He felt no pain in his right arm, which was now numb.
A.
B.
C.
D.
bandaged
painful
without feeling
foolish
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Grammar Practice
Bubble in the letter next to the word or group of words that belongs in each
space.
Maybe you __26__ of the Hatfields and McCoys, two
families that carried on a bitter and __27__ feud for years.
“The Interlopers” portrays a similar situation, between
two men who wish for nothing more than a chance to kill
each other. A sudden predicament transforms __28__
mutual hatred. An ironic twist of fate, however__29__
does not give them __30__time to benefit from their truce.
26.A. hearing
B. have heared
C. heared
D. have heard
27. A. dead
B. deadly
C.death
D. deathlike
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28. A. there
B. they’re
C. their
D. their’s
29.A. ,
B. .
C. ;
D. :
30.A. any
B. no
C. hardly no
D. barely no
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Key to Freshman Common Assessment
on “The Interlopers”
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. B
5. B
6. C
7. A
8. A
9. D
10. C
11. C
12. C
13. A
14. C
15. C
16. A
17. A
18. B
19. A
20. A
21. B
22. D
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
C
A
C
B
B
C
A
A
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