Fortune household

Test No. [color=blue]incompl/inter-82 “Save Our Animals (2)”, question 6

One morning there was quite a hubbub (loud noise and activity) in the Fortune when Cathy came rushing into the sitting room helter skelter (running at great speed),

(a) housework
(b) housebound
(c) household
(d) housetops

Test No. [color=blue]incompl/inter-82 “Save Our Animals (2)”, answer 6

One morning there was quite a hubbub (loud noise and activity) in the Fortune household when Cathy came rushing into the sitting room helter skelter (running at great speed).

Correct answer: (c) household

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fortune household’?

It’s Fortune household not fortune household. If a word is spelled with a capital letter chances are it’s a proper name which is the case in this sentence. The Fortune family are the main characters in this short story by Alan Townend:
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TOEFL listening lectures: A lecture from an American History class[YSaerTTEW443543]

very interesting, thanks… :roll:

the Fortune household= people belonging to one family/home whose the surname is: Fortune?

thanks