The House of the Spirits Quizzes

The House of the Spirits Quiz 1

1 In what country does the novel's action take place?
Argentina

Chile

Venezuela

Peru
2 How did The House of the Spirits begin?
As Allende's letter to her dying grandfather

As Allende's therapy after her divorce from Miguel Frias

As an assignment for a Chilean film documentary

As Allende's tribute to her beloved late daughter, Paula
3 In what language was the novel originally written and published?
Portuguese

Spanish

English

Esperanto
4 On whom did Allende base the characters of Clara and Esteban Trueba?
Her daughter, Paula, and her son, Nícolas

Herself and her husband

Her grandparents

Her aunt and uncle, the latter a President of the Republic
5 To what actual historical figure does the Candidate correspond?
General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte

Salvador Allende Gossens

Pedro de Valdivia

Miguel Frias
6 With which character's words does the novel begin?
Esteban's

Blanca's

Clara's

Pedro Tercero García's
7 What does Father Restrepo declare about young Clara?
That her mermaid-like looks are a source of sin

That she is clairvoyant

That she will die by accident

That she is possessed by the devil
8 What is special about Rosa's appearance?
She has green hair and luminescent eyes and skin

She has a mole in the shape of a cross

She is androgynous

She looks exactly like her mother, Nívea, did at her age
9 How does Clara acquire Barrabas?
He arrives among her deceased Uncle Marcos's belongings

He floats in from the sea on a raft

Severo's political supporters deliver him to their doorstep

Rosa buys him as a gift for her at the market
10 Why was Rosa's hand in marriage uncontested?
Her appearance made her seem ill and unattractive

No man wanted the responsibility of being married to someone so gorgeous

Due to her extremely sour personality

She was rumored to be cursed
11 How does Esteban Trueba try to earn money for himself and Rosa?
By becoming a political candidate

By mining in the North

By starting a chinchilla farm

By restoring his family's old estate, Tres Marias
12 What promise does Esteban make to his sister, Férula?
That he will find her a husband

That he will care for their mother, Doña Ester

That he will bequeath Tres Marias unto her

That he will always provide for her
13 What is Pancha García's relationship to Esteban Trueba?
His sister-in-law

His illegitimate daughter

His female foreman on the hacienda

His rape victim and mother of his illegitimate son
14 Why does Esteban pay his workers in vouchers?
This is the standard all across the Republic

He thinks that paying them in cash is a "Communist" idea

He has no other means of paying them

In an attempt to create a Socialist environment
15 What does Clara see Dr. Cuevas's assistant do?
Take Rosa's organs for use in experiments

Steal a ring from Rosa's finger

Touch Rosa's corpse inappropriately

Cut a lock of Rosa's hair to keep
16 How does Clara respond to seeing her sister's autopsy?
She remains silent for nine years

She screams so loud that the whole neighborhood hears her

She has Barrabas made into a rug

She dyes her own hair green in her sister's memory
17 What does Clara announce on her nineteenth birthday?
That she will marry Rosa's fiancé

That she is in love with a peasant named Pedro Tercero García

That she saw Rosa's autopsy nine years before

That she will do anything not to marry Rosa's fiancé
18 Which of the following skills does Clara NOT have?
The ability to move objects with her mind

The ability to read dreams

The ability to turn invisible

The ability to predict the future
19 What promise does Esteban make to his dying mother?
To give her legitimate grandchildren

To take care of Férula as long as she lives

To take her maiden name instead of his father's

To bury her in the mountains
20 How does Clara react to Esteban's proposal?
Casually; she predicted it

Casually; she does not care one way or another what happens to her

Horrified; she predicted that it would happen much later on

She has no reaction at all
21 What happens to Barrabas at the engagement party?
He is accidentally decapitated

He dies from a butcher knife to the back

He is made into a rug

He dies from a large dose of rat poison
22 Who comes to live with Esteban and Clara after their wedding?
Pedro Segundo García

Father Jose Dulce Maria

Férula

Nívea del Valle
23 Why is Blanca so ugly as a newborn?
She was born feet-first, skewing her appearance

She has spent too long inside her mother's body

She has green hair and very pale skin

She is illegitimate
24 What happens to Blanca on her first visit to Tres Marias?
She develops an instant friendship with Pedro Tercero García

She saves the hacienda from a plague of ants

She realizes that her father is a barbarian

She is raped by Esteban García
25 How does Clara act when she is pregnant?
She spends money uncontrollably

She loses all interest in her mystical explorations and becomes an activist

She enters one of her long periods of silence

She constantly badgers her husband for sex

Illustrate the relationship or theme to the spirit?

From early childhood, spirituality and mysticism play a vital role in the lives of the del Valle sisters, Clara and Rosa. From a very young age, Clara can tap into the spiritual world. She can read dreams and the future, and can even move objects...

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What happens to the house when uncle marcos comes

What chapter are you referring to?

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How does Nana view Uncle Marcos?

Nana loves Uncle Marcos. He is always there to help her, always happy, and never short with her. Nana also believes that Uncle Marcos is a good example for her grandson.

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 8/18/2023 10:31 AM

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The House of the Spirits

by Isabel Allende

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