House Taken Over

Which of the following words BEST describes the mood or overall feeling, established in "House Taken Over"

• violent

• creepy

• depressed

At the beginning of the story, how do the narrator and his sister spend most of their days?

• knitting and cleaning

• knitting and sleeping

• Knitting and visiting with friends

What do the narrator and his sister do when the back section of the house is taken over?

• They sell the house and move away.

• The call the police and file a report.

• They move into the other part of the house.

Which of the following detail MOST CLEARLY that the narrator and his sister are nervous and afraid?

• They often cannot fall asleep and have trouble sleeping peacefully.

• They occupy themselves cleaning.

• They collect French literature and reorder their father's stamp collection.

If a room can be accurately described as spacious, which of the following MUST be true?

• The room must be beautiful.

• People must feel hot in the room.

• The room must be filled with light.

• Many people must be able to fit in the room.

In which of the following circumstances would a person's voice MOST LIKELY be muffled?

• if the person were singing in a concert

• if the person were speaking calmly to a friend

• if the person were wearing a scarf over his/her mouth

• if the person were making an announcement over a loudspeaker

Which of the following people would MOST LIKELY be described as obscure?

• a forgotten composer

• a talentless celebrity

• a famous musician

• a popular writer

Read the following quotation from near the end of the story:

"We had what we had on. I remembered fifteen thousand pesos in the wardrobe in my bedroom. Too late now."

What does this detail suggest about the force or creature that has invaded the house of the narrator and his sister?

• It is greedy and wants to steal everything it can find in their luxurious home.

• It is interested only in people who are rich or greedy.

• It is powerful, so they distract its attention by leaving items behind.

• It is terrifying enough to make them forget valued possessions.