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by Isabel Allende

The House of the Spirits Quiz 1

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

  • Argentina
  • Venezuela
  • Peru
  • Chile

2. How did The House of the Spirits begin?

  • As Allende's letter to her dying grandfather
  • As an assignment for a Chilean film documentary
  • As Allende's tribute to her beloved late daughter, Paula
  • As Allende's therapy after her divorce from Miguel Frias

3. In what language was the novel originally written and published?

  • Esperanto
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese

4. On whom did Allende base the characters of Clara and Esteban Trueba?

  • Her grandparents
  • Her daughter, Paula, and her son, Nícolas
  • Her aunt and uncle, the latter a President of the Republic
  • Herself and her husband

5. To what actual historical figure does the Candidate correspond?

  • Pedro de Valdivia
  • Salvador Allende Gossens
  • General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte
  • Miguel Frias

6. With which character's words does the novel begin?

  • Clara's
  • Blanca's
  • Esteban's
  • Pedro Tercero García's

7. What does Father Restrepo declare about young Clara?

  • That she is possessed by the devil
  • That she is clairvoyant
  • That she will die by accident
  • That her mermaid-like looks are a source of sin

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
  • Rosa buys him as a gift for her at the market
  • He floats in from the sea on a raft
  • Severo's political supporters deliver him to their doorstep

10. Why was Rosa's hand in marriage uncontested?

  • No man wanted the responsibility of being married to someone so gorgeous
  • She was rumored to be cursed
  • Due to her extremely sour personality
  • Her appearance made her seem ill and unattractive

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