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I’m caught in my own forest-land,” retorted Ulrich. “When my men come to release us you will wish, perhaps, that you were in a better plight than caught poaching on a neighbour’s land, shame on you.”
Georg was silent for a moment; then he answered quietly:
“Are you sure that your men will find much to release? I have men, too, in the forest to-night, close behind me, and THEY will be here first and do the releasing. When they drag me out from under these damned branches it won’t need much clumsiness on their part to roll this mass of trunk right over on the top of you. Your men will find you dead under a fallen beech tree. For form’s sake I shall send my condolences to your family.”Use paragraphs 8–10 from “The Interlopers” to answer the question.
In this excerpt, two men are trapped under a tree and accuse each other of trespassing on their land. How do the men’s situation and conversation create tension and mystery in the story? In 1-2 sentences, support your ideas with evidence from the paragraph.
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Georg was silent for a moment; then he answered quietly:
“Are you sure that your men will find much to release? I have men, too, in the forest to-night, close behind me, and THEY will be here first and do the releasing. When they drag me out from under these damned branches it won’t need much clumsiness on their part to roll this mass of trunk right over on the top of you. Your men will find you dead under a fallen beech tree. For form’s sake I shall send my condolences to your family.”Use paragraphs 8–10 from “The Interlopers” to answer the question.
In this excerpt, two men are trapped under a tree and accuse each other of trespassing on their land. How do the men’s situation and conversation create tension and mystery in the story? In 1-2 sentences, support your ideas with evidence from the paragraph.
(2 points)
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The tension between Ulrich and Georg is heightened by their harsh accusations and the imminent threat of their dire situation, as they both realize that their men may not come to their rescue in time. For example, Georg's calm assertion that his men will arrive first and may inadvertently kill Ulrich adds a layer of impending danger, emphasizing their mutual animosity and the precariousness of their lives: “When they drag me out from under these damned branches it won’t need much clumsiness on their part to roll this mass of trunk right over on the top of you.”