WorksheetsThemes and Irony in 'House Taken Over'
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Read the following quotation from near the end of "House Taken Over."
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
In "House Taken Over," which of the following details most clearly suggest that the narrator and his sister are nervous and afraid? Choose two options.
They intentionally stop thinking.
They occupy themselves by cleaning.
They prefer to spend time in their rooms
They often cannot fall asleep and have trouble sleeping peacefully.
They collect French literature and reorder their father's stamp collection.
At the beginning of "House Taken Over," how do the narrator and his sister Irene spend most of their days? Choose two options.
Sleeping
Knitting
Shopping
Cleaning
Harvesting Crops
The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.
Part A
What 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
Part B
Which of the following excerpts from "House Taken Over" best supports the inference made in Part A?
It was pleasant to take lunch and commune with the great hollow, silent house. . . .
One day I found that the drawer at the bottom of the chiffonier, replete with mothballs, was filled with shawls, white, green, lilac
We didn’t have to earn our living, there was plenty coming in from the farms each month, even piling up.
Only a corridor with its massive oak door separated that part from the front wing, where there was a bath, the kitchen, our bedrooms and the hall
Close Read: Analyze the Text
Identify the choice that best answers the question.
Read the following quotation from near the end of "House Taken Over."
We had what we had on. I remembered fifteen thousand pesos in the wardrobe in mybedroom. 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.
