Jeopardy
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Final Jeopardy
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Describe the house in which the narrator
and his sister live.
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The house is wonderfully ornate or very
decorated. It has been in the family for for a
long time and has been passed down from
generation to generation.
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What is the source of the siblings’ income?
They do not have to work for a living because
they get money from their family’s farm
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How do Irene and the narrator occupy or pass
their time?
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Besides cleaning their home. The siblings do
their hobbies. The sister knits and the brother
reads books and organizes his father’s old stamp
collection.
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What decision do Irene and the narrator make
when they realize the back part of the house has
been taken over?
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They take up a small section in the front of the
house and lock themselves in there. They cook
daily meals and make sure they have enough
cold meals for the evening. Irene knits and the
narrator sorts stamps.
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To what social class do the brother and sister
belong?
They belong to the upper class or the rich/wealthy
class
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How are the characters hobbies evidence of
their social class?
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The siblings knit, read, and collect/count
stamps. These hobbies need time to do them.
This show that they have a lot of free time and
they do not have to work. Also they can afford
to buy supplies like books and yarn.
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How is the behavior the siblings exhibit while
they are asleep different than while they are
awake.
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When they are awake, they are calm. When they
are asleep, they are restless and wake up in the
middle of the night. They also talk in their sleep.
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What does the difference in the siblings behavior
during the day and when they are sleeping
mean?
Even though they act calm during the day and
act like nothing is going on. Their sleeping
patterns show how they really feel about the
home invasion.
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Cortazar wrote this story after having a
nightmare. In what way does this story resemble
a nightmare?.
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The story has a strange unsettling feeling of a
nightmare. While parts of the story feel real.
Other parts of the story feel kind of weird or
strange. The parts of the story having to do with
“they” are also upsetting.
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Which mood is established throughout the entire
story (and not just in the beginning?)
Creepers!
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What are some activities Irene & the narrator
participate in? On the side of your study guide,
mark the two that happen more often than the
other.
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Shopping the book store
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Cleaning & cooking
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Reading
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Knitting
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What is the reaction of the siblings when "they"
take over the back section of the house with the
library?
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They lock the doors to that area & "move" into a
different part of the house.
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What are two ideas that show, despite their
nonchalant approach to the situation, that they
are truly terrified of what's happening around
them?
Brother & sister are restless in their sleep
 They do mindless activities & make lots of noise.
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Define spacious.
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Huge; plenty of space.
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Define muffled.
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Muted. Less clearly heard.
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Define obscure.
Uncertain.
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What is the money status of the siblings?
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They have it. They inherited it through
harvesting fields.
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Describe the general demeanor of both siblings
throughout the story.
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Calm and chill
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What is one of the main ideas of this story
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Overcome your fear, (the consequences of
inaction), or lose everything about you that's
important.
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What are the two main elements of Magical
Realism?
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Everything is realistic (responses, setting, etc),
and when magical/unrealistic elements are
present, they become normal/logical.
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What does the suffix –less mean?
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Without or lacking
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What happens when you put the prefix 'dis' in
front of a word?
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It becomes an opposite/negative.
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What are two similarities between the houses in
Usher & House Taken Over?
They're huge and have been in the families for
a long time. Passed down between
generations.
 Both families had money.
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What is the difference between how the Narrator
in Usher responds to fear vs. how the Narrator
in House Taken Over responds to fear?
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In Usher the Narrator tries to deal with his fear.
In House Taken Over the Narrator hides and
runs from it.
Final Jeopardy
Now that you are done with this do
the Quizlet, the note cards, and
practice test.