<p>Name______Date______Period____ “The Interlopers” Questions</p><p>1. (a) As you read the story, how did you think it would end? (b) What thoughts went through your mind at the end of the story?</p><p>2. (a) What started the feud between the von Gradwitz and Znaeym families? (b) In your opinion, why do Ulrich and Georg hate each other so much?</p><p>3. (a) How does the men’s relationship gradually change while they are trapped under the tree? (b) What causes the change in the men’s relationship? Explain.</p><p>4. (a) Who are the figures that Ulrich sees coming through the forest? (b) What is ironic about the way the story ends?</p><p>5. To whom or what might the title of this story refer?</p><p>6. Do Ulrich and Georg seem to meet by chance or by design? Explain your answer.</p><p>7. Saki is well known as a master of surprise endings, but he also drops hints to prepare a careful reader for the surprise. (a) What hints about the ending appear in “The Interlopers”? (b) How well has Saki prepared readers for the ending?</p><p>8. What does Ulrich’s statement that “there are better things in life than getting the better of a boundary dispute” suggest about how the two men have spent their lives? </p>