Question

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this story.

Which textual evidence from “The Interlopers” supports the conclusion that nature reflects the mood of the characters?

A. "The forest lands of Gradwitz were of wide extent and well stocked with game…"

B. "Assuredly there was a disturbing element in the forest, and Ulrich could guess the quarter from whence it came."

C. “'Only as you will have met your death poaching on my lands I don't think I can decently send any message of condolence to your family.'"

D. "All round them lay a thick-strewn wreckage of splintered branches and broken twigs."
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Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this narrative.

Which quotation from "The Oasis: Africa" best supports that the narrator fears he might be harmed by others in his party?

A. “This was a day when fear laid his hand upon us, when each of us felt the knife at his throat.”

B. “I fancied they looked at me with envious eye as I occasionally gulped down a mouthful of water from my skin.”

C. “Later we heard that Sheikh Abdulla had fallen upon the bandits, and the tale of his vengeance is still told in hushed whispers....”

D. “Clutch tight your water-skin on the desert, for there is no charity on the Sahara, and he that has no water shall not drink!”

Answer 1

B.) "Assuredly there was a disturbing element in the forest, and Ulrich could guess the quarter from whence it came."

B.) “I fancied they looked at me with envious eye as I occasionally gulped down a mouthful of water from my skin.”

Answer 2

The textual evidence from “The Interlopers” that supports the conclusion that nature reflects the mood of the characters is D. "All round them lay a thick-strewn wreckage of splintered branches and broken twigs."

The quotation from "The Oasis: Africa" that best supports that the narrator fears he might be harmed by others in his party is B. “I fancied they looked at me with envious eye as I occasionally gulped down a mouthful of water from my skin.”