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The House of the Spirits

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The House of the Spirits game quiz
"Isabel Allende's astonishing first novel, set in an unnamed South American country, follows the fortunes of one family through four generations."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Esteban Trueba is engaged to the oldest daughter of the del Valle family, Rosa the Beautiful. What is highly unusual about Rosa?
    Rosa is completely hairless
    Rosa has green hair and yellow eyes
    Rosa chooses never to speak
    Rosa can levitate at will


2. Rosa's youngest sister, Clara, announces that there will be a death in the family soon, and that it will be a mistake. She is correct. Who dies?
    Barrabas, the family dog
    Rosa the Beautiful
    Severo del Valle, Rosa's father
    Nana, the family nurse


3. Clara is also rather strange, in that she can foresee events and has certain mental powers. Name the household item that Clara moves with her mind, causing her family to cover up what she's doing when they have company for dinner.
    The candlesticks
    The napkins
    The soup ladle
    The saltcellar


4. During his nine year absence from the capital city, Esteban Trueba works to rejuvenate his family's country hacienda and land. What is the name of the hacienda?
    Cuatro Ninas
    Valle Verde
    Tres Marias
    Verde Forestales


5. Clara foresees that she will marry Esteban Trueba, and enters the union willingly, accepting that one part of Trueba's family life will now be part of hers. Who, or what, is this?
    The dog, Barrabas
    His mother, Dona Ester
    His sister, Ferula
    His nurse, Nana


6. Esteban and Clara's daughter, Blanca, and Pedro Tercero Garcia, the son of Esteban's foreman at Tres Marias, fall in love. The night they are betrayed, what does Trueba do?
    All of these
    Chops off three of Pedro's fingers with an axe
    Beats Blanca senseless with his horsewhip
    Hits Clara against a wall, knocking out some of her teeth.


7. Nicolas and Jaime, Blanca's twin brothers, grow up to be totally different in every way. Nicolas, the devil-may-care adventurer, and Jaime, who follows which career?
    Professor
    Lawyer
    Physician
    Politician


8. Clara has a premonition of her own death and begins quietly to prepare for it. What does she do with all the jewels that her husband has given her throughout their married life?
    Puts them in an old sock and gives them to Blanca
    Puts them in a bank vault to be saved for Alba
    Sends them to Nicolas to help with his academy
    Drives through the capital, giving them away to the poor


9. The new government is overthrown by a military coup and Alba is arrested for helping "enemies of the state" escape the country. What happens to her?
    Set free
    Raped repeatedly
    All of these
    Brutally beaten


10. Senator Esteban Trueba is a tall, strapping man at the beginning of the novel. By the end, when he's almost ninety years old, he has shrunk to a tiny little old man. What does he believe is the reason for his small size?
    The curse of his sister, Ferula
    Clara's ghost was scrunching him up
    He lost height every time he cursed God
    Arthritis


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Compiled Jun 28 12