House Taken Over

Who lives in the house?

What type of books did the narrator look for when he went to the marketplace?

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

What kinds of moods are set in the story?

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

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

What type of clothing did Irene knit?

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

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

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

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

What is Irene doing throughout most of the story?

What did the narrator do with the key when he locked the front door?

In which city did the story take place?