A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings 2

A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

Open Ended

What is the overall theme of this story?

Multiple Choice

What type of literary work is this?

• magical realism

• thriller

• tragedy

• prose

Open Ended

How do the interactions of the people of the town with the angel demonstrate the overall theme of the story

Multiple Choice

Which of the following quotes is irony?

• "they had killed so many crabs that Pelayo had to cross his drenched courtyard and throw them into the sea"

• "They built a two-story mansion with balconies and gardens"

• "blind man who didn't recover his sight but grew three new teeth"

• "But Father Gonzaga, before becoming a priest, had been a robust woodcutter".

Open Ended

What real life events could be compared to how the old man was treated by the town?

Poll

Do you think that the old man was really an angel?

• No

• Yes

• Don't know

Draw

Draw a picture of an old man with wings.

Open Ended

What is the overall tone of the story? How is this shown?

Multiple Choice

What is the way the priest handled the existence of the angel an example of?

• dramatic irony

• oxymoron

• metomyny

• satire

Poll

Did you like the story?

• Yeah

• No

• Didn't read it