The tension in the story is created by the fact that Ulrich and Georg are both trapped under a fallen tree, which makes their argument about who is trespassing feel even more intense. Their conversation is filled with threats, as Georg says, "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," showing how dangerous their situation is and what could happen if help arrives first.
"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 2 sentences in a 4the graders response support your ideas with quoted evidence from the paragraph
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