House Taken Over

By: Julio Cortazar

Please answer each question. Write clearly and write using complete sentences. These
are your own thoughts; no answer is incorrect.

Response
1. Personal Connections: How do you feel about the ending of the story? Why do you
think the ending affected you in this way?
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Comprehension
2. Reading check:
(a) What is the source of the sibling’s income? _________________________________
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(b) How do Irene and the narrator occupy their time? ___________________________
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(c) 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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(d) What happens to the brother and sister at the end of the story? ________________
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Strategy
3. Create Mental Image: (a) Reread paragraph 4. Describe the mental image you have of
this scene. _______________________________________________________________
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(b) Choose another part of the story and describe the mental image you created when
you read it. _____________________________________________________________
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(c) In what ways does creating mental images deepen your understanding of the text?
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