"House Taken Over" & "Where Is Here?" Test Review

(Where is Here?) (Part B) Which of the following excerpts from "Where is Here?" best supports the answer to Part A?

"He wouldn't want anyone with him," the father said. He moved stealthily to another window, peering through the curtains.

(House Taken Over) (Part A) What can you infer about the brother and sister's economic status in House Taken Over?

They have enough money to live comfortably.

(House Taken Over) In House Taken Over, what do the narrator and his sister do when the back section of the house is taken over?

They move into the other part of the house.

(Where is Here?) In which of the following places would a person most likely be *gregarious*?

A party

(Where is Here?) Which of the following is the best example of a person behaving *amiably*?

Dolores offered to share the last slice of cake with Mike.

(Where is Here?) "Where Is Here?" focuses mainly on which of the following?

The strong influence of the irrational on human behavior.

(Where is Here?) (Part B) Which of the following excerpts from "Where Is Here?" best supports Part A?

"Sometimes Mother would join me, if she was in the mood, and we'd plot together-oh, all sorts of fantastical things!"

(Where is Here?) Which words best characterize the stranger in "Where Is Here?"

He demonstrates mysterious and confusing powers.

(Where is Here?) (Part A) The stranger in "Where Is Here?" mentions his mother several times. Which of the following statements describes how he most like felt about his mother while he was growing up?

In his childhood the stranger and his mother were very close.

(Where is Here?) At the end of "Where Is Here?," what effect has the stranger's visit had on the family?

It has left the father and mother quarrelsome and confused.

(House Taken Over) 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 terrifying enough to make them forget valued possessions.

(Where is Here?) When does "Where Is Here?" take place?

On a chilly, damp evening at sunset

(Where is Here?) (Part A) Which of the following best describes the father's state of mind when the stranger in "Where is Here?" wanders around from the house?

The father is curious about what the stranger is doing but respects the stranger's desire to visit his memories.

(Where is Here?) Read the following sentence from the last part of "Where Is Here?" In the living room [the father] saw that the lights were flickering as if on the brink of going out; the patterned wallpaper seemed of drained color; a shadow lay upon it shaped like a bulbous cloud or growth. Which of the following best explains what is taking place in this passage?

The father is detecting an otherworldly, unreal, and frightening presence.

(Where is Here?) If baseball players are *stoical* in the face of their team's defeat, which of the following must be true?

The players show no emotion after the game.

(Where is Here?) After which event in "Where Is Here?" does the father announce forcefully, "The visit is over"?

The stranger's request to sit on the basement steps.

(House Taken Over) (Part B) Which of the following excerpts from House Taken Over best supports the inference made in Part A?

We didn't have to earn our living, there was plenty coming in from the farms each month, even piling up.

(House Taken Over) Which of the following words best describes the mood, or overall feeling, established in "House Taken Over"?

creepy

(House Taken Over) At the beginning of House Taken Over, how do the narrator and his sister Irene spend most of their days?

knitting & cleaning

(Where is Here?) In the beginning of "Where Is Here?" what does the stranger say he would like to do?

poke around