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.”
Question
Use paragraphs 8–10 from “The Interlopers” to answer the question.
Which best describes the men’s conversation?
(1 point)
Responses
They complain about their present situation.
They complain about their present situation.
They imagine their families many generations later.
They imagine their families many generations later.
They imagine what will happen in the near future.
They imagine what will happen in the near future.
They revisit the conflicts of the past.
1 answer
The best description of the men's conversation is:
They imagine what will happen in the near future.
In their dialogue, Ulrich and Georg discuss what will happen when their respective men arrive, with each contemplating the potential outcomes of their situation.
