Unit 1 - House Taken Over

What is the allure of fear?

unvoiced

• not spoken out loud or expressed

• silent

• muffled

• non of the above

Supplement the light from the chandelier with __________ lights along the perimeter of the room

(vestibule, muffled, recess)

Why might concepts of necessity and uselessness be important?

• both play a role in the character life

• both don't play a role in anyone's life

• These details symbolize that the siblings do not spend their time with meaningful activities and engage in sometimes useless, repetitious activities. The details make for a sad or lonesome mood.

"When this story was written, Julio Cortázar lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina. World War II had only recently ended, and Argentina was in a state of political turmoil. Young people, including Cortázar, were critical of a conservative element in the government that had refused to join the Allied cause against Adolf Hitler until late in the war, by which time communication with Europe had all but stopped. The young author left Buenos Aires five years after writing this story, in protest against the policies of Juan Peron, who was increasingly dominating Argentinian politics"

What year was this story written?

• 1964

• 1966

• 1946

• 1947