What kind of emotions did they feel as the house was being "taken over"

sad/afraid/annoyed (bc they couldn't do anything about it)

How is this story similar to The Fall of the House of the Usher?

Both stories depict feelings of the unknown and suspense

What does the narrator first do after he hears the first sounds in the house?

He and Irene go and stay on the other side of the house

Why doesn't the narrator and Irene want their cousins to inherit the house?

The cousins want to sell the land and make a large profit.

Why do you think the author never makes clear who "they" are?

To keep it "unkown" and have readers use imagination.

What tradition in the family was unspoken of that the grandparents established?

forms of incest; marriage between family members

Why did the narrator lock the door even after the house was already taken over?

To keep any other unwanted robbers out of their house

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1
What kind of emotions did they feel as the house was being "taken over"
it made them emotional because they loved the house so much
they turned into lunatics, it drove them crazy
sad/afraid/annoyed (bc they couldn't do anything about it)
mostly terrified of whatever was there
2
What is Irene doing throughout most of the story?
spends time reading with the narrator
goes out to the garden every day
knits types of clothings
Stays in her room to sleep
3
Who lives in the house?
A husband and wife
A brother and a sister
A mother and son
A maid and the narrator
4
What type of books did the narrator look for when he went to the marketplace?
Freller's European History
French literature
Greek Law
Spanish culture
5
How is this story similar to The Fall of the House of the Usher?
Both narrators are extremely lonely.
Both stories came from the same time periods.
Characters both have careful/carefree characteristics.
Both stories depict feelings of the unknown and suspense
6
What does the narrator first do after he hears the first sounds in the house?
They both leave the house immediately, empty-handed
They both try to confront whatever is there
The narrator chooses to leave Irene in the house
He and Irene go and stay on the other side of the house
7
Why doesn't the narrator and Irene want their cousins to inherit the house?
They loved the house and wanted it as a vacation home
The cousins want to sell the land and make a large profit.
The siblings hid a secret stash of money in the walls.
There is a famous ghost heard to be lurking.
8
Why do you think the author never makes clear who "they" are?
To keep it "unkown" and have readers use imagination.
The author doesn't even know who "they" are.
He didn't want anyone to find out who "they" are.
To keep the reader angry
9
What tradition in the family was unspoken of that the grandparents established?
the killing of each third child of the family
every lady in the family must learn how to knit
to only get married at the age of forty
forms of incest; marriage between family members
10
Why did the narrator lock the door even after the house was already taken over?
He was keeping something secretly safe inside the house
He wanted to be sure the trapped animal couldn't escape
To keep any other unwanted robbers out of their house
Because it helped with his OCD
11
From what country is Julio Cortazar (the author) from?
Bolivia
Colombia
Uruguay
Argentina
12
In which city did the story take place
San Juan
Buenos Aires
El Salvador
Santa Cruz
13
What kind of moods are set in the story?
comedic
airy
suspenseful and dark
heavily intimate
14
What did the narrator do with the key when he locked the front door?
He threw it into the sewer
He gave it to his sister
He took it with him
He threw it into the garden so nobody would find it

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