House Taken Over Short Story Trivia
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How did Irene spend the day after the house work was done?
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Knitting
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Cooking
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Gardening
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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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Who lives in the house?
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A father and child
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An aunt and niece
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A brother and sister
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A mother and child
Correct Answer
A. A brother and sisterExplanation
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.Rate this question:
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Where did they get their income from?
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The house
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The farms
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Knitting
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Selling books
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A. The farmsExplanation
They got their income from the farms.Rate this question:
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What country did they live in?
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Turkey
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Brazil
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Australia
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Argentina
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A. ArgentinaExplanation
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.Rate this question:
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What did the narrator do with the key when he locked the front door?
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Throw it in the garden
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Give it to his sister
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Throw it in the sewer
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Put it in his pocket
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A. Throw it in the sewerExplanation
The narrator threw the key in the sewer after locking the front door.Rate this question:
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Who is the narrator of the story?
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Unknown
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The sister
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The brother
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The writer
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A. The brotherExplanation
The correct answer is "The brother." This implies that the story is being narrated from the perspective of the brother.Rate this question:
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What literature was the narrator interested in?
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Italian
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English
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Spanish
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French
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A. FrenchExplanation
The narrator was interested in French literature.Rate this question:
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When was the book written?
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1936
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1946
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1956
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1966
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A. 1946Explanation
The book was written in 1946.Rate this question:
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How many suitors did Irene turn down?
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3
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2
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1
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4
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A. 2Explanation
Irene turned down two suitors.Rate this question:
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How much did the narrator have in the wardrobe in his bedroom?
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Fifteen thousand peso
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Ten thousand peso
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Fourteen thousand peso
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Thirteen thousand peso
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A. Fifteen thousand pesoExplanation
The narrator had fifteen thousand peso in the wardrobe in his bedroom.Rate this question:
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