“The Interlopers” by Saki Quiz and Close Reading Bundle

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For many high school readers, horror and psychological fiction are genres that maximize engagement with literature. “The Interlopers” by Saki features elements consistent with both genres: a moody setting, bloodlust, entrapment, the suggestion of humans being fed upon by animals, and more. Included are the following: a multiple choice, plot-based quiz; a worksheet composed of rigorous close reading analysis questions; and answer keys. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. 

By completing the quiz, students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• The story’s setting
• The story’s point of view
• A legal judgment and corresponding conflict
• A secret wish
• The encounter between Ulrich and Georg
• A complication
• A major realization and sudden friendship
• The resolution
• The title’s significance

By completing the close reading analysis worksheet, students will:

• Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
• Explore how complex characters think, behave, and interact with others
• Make logical inferences about the author’s intent
• Articulate the effects language has on readers (“pestilential wind,” “snarled,” etc.)
• Define complex words as they are used in the text
• Analyze nuances in words with similar definitions
• Apply knowledge of various literary devices including metaphor, oxymoron, personification, onomatopoeia, foreshadowing, and more
• Determine the function of a given passage
• Articulate the symbolism associated with the wine flask
• Identify and explain a meaningful example of situational irony
• Explore how point of view shapes the readers’ understanding of the story
• Support claims and ideas with reasoned thinking and relevant textual evidence
• Write ideas with clarity, accuracy, and precision

Materials are available for teaching a variety of texts such as:

• Animal Farm by George Orwell
• Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
• Feed by M.T. Anderson
• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
• Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
• The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare