House Taken Over Comprehension Questions

Front

Description of the narrator's house:

Back

Wonderfully ornate and large, passed down through generations.

Front

Source of sibling's income?

Back

They receive money from their family's farm.

Front

Irene and the narrator's activities:

Back

The siblings clean a lot; the sister knits, and the brother reads and organizes his father's old stamp collection.

Front

Decision by Irene and the narrator upon realizing the back of the house is taken over:

Back

They occupy a small section in the front and lock themselves in, preparing daily meals.

Front

End of the story for the siblings:

Back

Forced out of their home, they abandon it and throw away the key.