Student’s name: _______________________
Period: ______
Date: ______________________
Mrs. Ann Hopkins
Department of English
Providence High School
Study Guide for Saki’s “The Interlopers”
I. VOCABULARY (5pts each): Define the following words and attempt to understand them when they appear
in the story.
1. interlopers (n.)______________________________________________________________________
2. precipitous (adj.)____________________________________________________________________
3. acquiesced (v.)______________________________________________________________________
4. marauders (n.)_______________________________________________________________________
5. pious (adj.)__________________________________________________________________________
6. condolences (n.)______________________________________________________________________
7. languor (n.)__________________________________________________________________________
8. succor (n.)___________________________________________________________________________
II. PLOT QUESTIONS: Answer the following questions (5pts. each).
1. How did the Gradwitzes receive all the land they have?
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2. Why do Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym not get along?
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3. What is Ulrich von Gradwitz hunting in the story?
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4. What was Ulrich von Gradwitz’s wish when he wandered away from his crew?
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5. What happened once Ulrich von Gradwitz and George Znaeym met in the forest?
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Student’s name: _______________________
Period: ______
Date: ______________________
Mrs. Ann Hopkins
Department of English
Providence High School
6. How do Ulrich von Gradwitz and George Znaeym behave once they are stuck?
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7. What makes Gradwitz start to behave differently?
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8. What can we infer (infer=to make a guess using evidence) happens to Gradwitz and Znaeym at the end of the
story?
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9. Explain how the significance of the title of the story.
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III. LITERARY DEVICES (5points each):
1.
What is the conflict of the
story:_______________________________________________________________________________
2. Describe the setting of the
story:_______________________________________________________________________________
3. Describe the climax of the
story:_______________________________________________________________________________
4. What is the resolution of the
story?______________________________________________________________________________
5. Who is the narrator? From what point of view is the story told?
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6. What is one theme of the
story?______________________________________________________________________________
7. Is there irony present in the story? If so, what is
it?________________________________________________________________________________
8. Are Gradwitz and Znaeym static or dynamic characters?
Explain._____________________________________________________________________________
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