Question

Use paragraph 1 from “The Interlopers” to answer the question. In a forest of mixed growth somewhere on the eastern spurs of the Carpathians, a man stood one winter night watching and listening, as though he waited for some beast of the woods to come within the range of his vision, and, later, of his rifle. But the game for whose presence he kept so keen an outlook was none that figured in the sportsman’s calendar as lawful and proper for the chase; Ulrich von Gradwitz patrolled the dark forest in quest of a human enemy. Which phrase most establishes tension? (1 point) Responses a man stood one winter night watching and listening a man stood one winter night watching and listening as though he waited for some beast of the woods to come within the range of his vision as though he waited for some beast of the woods to come within the range of his vision Ulrich von Gradwitz patrolled the dark forest in quest of a human enemy Ulrich von Gradwitz patrolled the dark forest in quest of a human enemy a forest of mixed growth somewhere on the eastern spurs of the Carpathians

Answer 1

The phrase that most establishes tension is "Ulrich von Gradwitz patrolled the dark forest in quest of a human enemy." This phrase suggests a sense of danger and conflict, indicating that Ulrich is not merely hunting animals, but is actively seeking out a human adversary, which raises the stakes and creates a feeling of suspense.