Q 01/05

In The Interlopers, what do the figures running down the hill toward the trapped men turn out to be?

A) Bears

B) Wolves

C) Soldiers

D) Bandits

Answer · why

B) Wolves

Wolves is the story's final word, and Saki stops there without showing what happens next. Until that moment both men believe rescue has arrived.

Q 02/05

The Interlopers author Saki was reportedly shot by a sniper just after telling a soldier to put out what?

A) A cigarette

B) An oil lantern

C) A campfire

D) A candle

Answer · why

A) A cigarette

A cigarette is what several accounts say he ordered put out, making the command his last words. He was sheltering in a shell crater at the time.

Q 03/05

In The Interlopers, what does the trapped Ulrich offer to share with Georg as a first gesture of kindness?

A) His fur cloak

B) His tobacco pouch

C) His wine flask

D) His last bread

Answer · why

C) His wine flask

His wine flask is the turning point. Georg refuses, saying he does not drink with an enemy, yet the offer is what he recalls when he finally accepts f...

Q 04/05

In The Interlopers, what kind of tree crashes down in the storm and pins both enemies to the ground?

A) An oak

B) A pine

C) A birch

D) A beech

Answer · why

D) A beech

A beech brings the two men down side by side, almost close enough to touch. Ulrich later scoffs that the trees on this land cannot even stand upright ...

Q 05/05

In The Interlopers, what first took the disputed forest land away from the Znaeym family?

A) A lawsuit

B) A duel

C) A wager

D) A marriage

Answer · why

A) A lawsuit

A lawsuit handed the land to the Gradwitz family, but the losers never accepted the judgment of the courts. Raids and scandals have soured relations e...