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The House of the Spirits

Isabel Allende

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1. How is Esteban Garcia associated with Esteban Trueba?

(A) His son

(B) His grandson

(D) His lover

2. What kills Rosa?

(A) Poison

(B) Stabbing

(D) Love

3. What kind of Plague strikes Tres Marias?

(A) Grasshopper

(B) Cockroach

(D) Ant

4. What color is Clara's bed?

(A) red

(B) yellow

(D) green

5. Where do Blanca and Pedro Tercero hold their secret meetings in Tres Marias?

(A) Under the kitchen table

(B) By the river

(D) In Pedro Segundo's hut

6. What is Jaime's profession?

(A) Priest

(B) Politician

(D) Scholar

7. Where is Isabel Allende from?

(A) Argentina

(B) Chile

(D) Venezuela

8. Who are overthrown by the military coup?

(A) The socialists

(B) The communists

(D) The gringos

9. What is Clara's main tool of communication with the spirits?

(A) A bird

(B) A cane

(D) A stool

10. In what language was The House of the Spirits first written?

(A) Portuguese

(B) Italian

(D) Latin

11. Where do Miguel and Alba stage their first occupation?

(A) Esteban's office

(B) The University

(D) The Senate building

12. Whom does Blanca marry?

(A) Jean de Satigny

(B) Pedro Tercero

(D) Esteban Garcia

13. What are Clara's favorite flowers?

(A) Roses

(B) Camelias

(D) Tulips

14. What does Blanca do when she discovers Jean de Satigny's secret room?

(A) Kills him

(B) Divorces him

(D) Makes love with him

15. What does Clara do when Esteban hits her?

(A) Stops loving him

(B) Hits him back

(D) Stops talking to him

16. How old is Alba when Miguel first sees her?

(A) at birth

(B) seven

(D) eighteen

17. Where does Transito Soto work?

(A) The Senate

(B) The ospital

(D) The Christopher Columbus

18. Why does Esteban throw Ferula out of his house?

(A) She steals from him.

(B) She sleeps with his wife.

(D) She is mean to Nana.

19. Who rids Tres Marias of the Plague?

(A) Esteban Trueba

(B) Mr. Brown

(D) Esteban Garcia

20. What does Miguel do when he learns of the military coup?

(A) nothing

(B) Joins the guerillas

(D) Flees the country

21. In what year was The House of the Spirits published?

(A) 1962

(B) 1972

(D) 1992

22. Who is Barrabas?

(A) Clara's dog

(B) Clara's nanny

(D) Clara's brother

23. How many fingers doe Esteban Trueba cut off Pedro Tercero's hand?

(A) none

(B) one

(D) five

24. To what literary tradition does The House of the Spirits belong?

(A) Existentialism

(B) Naturalism

(D) Magical Realism

25. To which party does Severo del Valle belong?

(A) The liberals

(B) The communists

(D) The Catholics

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