El Parque

Manolito used to do all of the following as a kid EXCEPT:

• climb trees
• jump rope
• ride his tricycle
• play baseball

What happened to the playground where he used to ride his tricycle?

• It's still there
• It's now an ugly and boring mall
• It's now an ugly and boring office building
• It's an old abandoned lot

What did Manolo used to do in the park as a young man?

• Share his collection of action figures
• Cause trouble
• Play on the swings
• Share his collection of stickers

What were Manolo's friends like?

• naughty
• generous
• rude and disobedient
• polite and obedient

Manolo collected all of the following EXCEPT:

• cards
• comic books
• ideas
• action figures

Manuel and his friends used to talk about all of the following EXCEPT:

• football
• the future
• politics
• soccer

When do Don Manuel and his family pass through the park to go to Casa Paco for paella?

• Mondays
• Fridays
• Tuesdays
• Sundays

What does the little old man do now every time he passes where the park used to be?

• Smiles fondly
• Cries
• Sits on a bench
• Shouts angrily

Why does the writer use the names Manolito, Manolo and Don Manuel?

• They are the grandson, son and father of the writer
• They are three different people
• They are the names the same man had at different ages of his life
• They are the names of a boy and his friends

At the end of the poem, the reader realizes that

• this is just a dream
• don Manuel doesn't like to take walks in the park
• don Manuel lives in the park
• don Manuel is now old and lonely