House Taken Over Short Story Trivia

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    How did Irene spend the day after the house work was done?

    • Knitting
    • Cooking
    • Gardening
    • Painting
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This is a short story about a brother and sister living together in their ancestral home and forced to leave it by some unknown entities. Have you read the book? Let's find out how well you know it.

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  • 2. 
    Who lives in the house? - ProProfs

    Who lives in the house?

    • A father and child

    • An aunt and niece

    • A brother and sister

    • A mother and child

    Correct Answer
    A. A brother and sister
    Explanation
    The correct answer is A brother and sister. This is because the question asks who lives in the house, and out of the given options, a brother and sister can live together in a house. The other options do not specify a sibling relationship, so they are not the correct answer.

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  • 3. 
    Where did they get their income from? - ProProfs

    Where did they get their income from?

    • The house

    • The farms

    • Knitting

    • Selling books

    Correct Answer
    A. The farms
    Explanation
    They got their income from the farms.

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  • 4. 
    What country did they live in? - ProProfs

    What country did they live in?

    • Turkey

    • Brazil

    • Australia

    • Argentina

    Correct Answer
    A. Argentina
    Explanation
    The correct answer is Argentina because the question is asking about the country where "they" lived. Since no additional information is provided about who "they" refers to, we can only rely on the given options. Among the options, Argentina is the only country mentioned. Therefore, the correct answer is Argentina.

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  • 5. 
    What did the narrator do with the key when he locked the front door? - ProProfs

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

    • Throw it in the garden

    • Give it to his sister

    • Throw it in the sewer

    • Put it in his pocket

    Correct Answer
    A. Throw it in the sewer
    Explanation
    The narrator threw the key in the sewer after locking the front door.

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  • 6. 
    Who is the narrator of the story? - ProProfs

    Who is the narrator of the story?

    • Unknown

    • The sister

    • The brother

    • The writer

    Correct Answer
    A. The brother
    Explanation
    The correct answer is "The brother." This implies that the story is being narrated from the perspective of the brother.

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  • 7. 
    What literature was the narrator interested in? - ProProfs

    What literature was the narrator interested in?

    • Italian

    • English

    • Spanish

    • French

    Correct Answer
    A. French
    Explanation
    The narrator was interested in French literature.

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  • 8. 
    When was the book written? - ProProfs

    When was the book written?

    • 1936

    • 1946

    • 1956

    • 1966

    Correct Answer
    A. 1946
    Explanation
    The book was written in 1946.

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  • 9. 
    How many suitors did Irene turn down? - ProProfs

    How many suitors did Irene turn down?

    • 3

    • 2

    • 1

    • 4

    Correct Answer
    A. 2
    Explanation
    Irene turned down two suitors.

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  • 10. 
    How much did the narrator have in the wardrobe in his bedroom? - ProProfs

    How much did the narrator have in the wardrobe in his bedroom?

    • Fifteen thousand peso

    • Ten thousand peso

    • Fourteen thousand peso

    • Thirteen thousand peso

    Correct Answer
    A. Fifteen thousand peso
    Explanation
    The narrator had fifteen thousand peso in the wardrobe in his bedroom.

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