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

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English
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10th Grade
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Hard
Margaret Anderson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
violent
creepy
sad
pleasant
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
At the beginning of "House Taken Over," how do the narrator and his sister Irene spend most of their days? Choose 2 options.
sleeping
knitting
shopping
cleaning
harvesting crops
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In "House Taken Over," 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
They call the police and file a report
They move into the other part of the house
They open the gate and clear out the other rooms.
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In "House Taken Over, which of the following details MOST clearly suggest the narrator and his sister are nervous and afraid? Choose 2 options
They intentionally stop thinking
They occupy themselves by cleaning
They prefer to spend time in their rooms
They often cannot fall a sleep and have trouble sleeping peacefully
They collect French literature and reorder their father's stamp collection.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Wht can you infer about the brother and sister's economic status in "House Taken Over"?
They have few possessions
They rely on friends to support them
They take in boarders to earn extra money
They have enough money to live comfortably
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the following excerpt from "House Taken Over" and describe the narrator's reaction after the back section of the house is taken over. "I went down to the kitchen, heated the kettle, and when I got back with the tray of mate, I told Irene: 'I had to shut the door to the passage. They've taken over the back part.'"
He is noticeably angry
He is surprisingly calm
He is confused by the strange events
He is distressed to lose half of their home.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the following quote from "House Taken Over" to determine what the details suggest about the force of creature that has invaded the house of the narrator and sister? "We had what we had on. I remembered fifteen thousand pesos in the wardrobe in my bedroom. Too late now."
It is greedy and wants to steal everything it can find in their luxurious home.
It is interested only in people who are rich and greedy
It is powerful, so they distract its attention by leaving items behind
It is terrifying enough to make them forget valued possessions.
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