Gabriel Garcia Marquez - A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

In the beginning of the story, what causes a stench in the house?

• crabs
• seaweed
• chickens
• mud

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What is the name of the man who owns the house?

• Pelayo
• Elisenda
• Father Gonzaga
• Murphy

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What is a single ash-gray color at the beginning?

• the sky and sea
• the crabs
• the beach
• Pelyao's complexion

How much does Elisenda charge people to see the angel?

• 1 cent
• 3 cents
• 5 cents
• 10 cents

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What do Pelayo and Elisenda do with their new money?

• build a mansion
• give money to the church
• help the angel 
• buy a boat

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In the end, the man with very enormous wings...

• flies away
• follows and protects the child to school, until he goes to college
• remains locked up in the chicken coop
• turns into a spider-man

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Primary themes that emerge from the story include ALL BUT WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING:

• Freedom & confinement 
• Prejudice & marginalizing "outsiders"
• Suffering & old age
• The healing power of nature

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What detail about Pelayo and Elisenda hint that they do possibley care about the angel? 

• They let him take care of the baby
• They took him to see the spiderwoman so they compare experiences
• They let him sleep in the shed when the chicken coop fell down
• They let him have visitors

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What is ironic about the angel’s appearance? 

• He looks like the angel in the wise neighbor lady's picture book
• His wings are caked in mud and his clothes are filthy
• He wears a long robe
• His wings are shorter than people expected

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The story is widely accepted to be part of the magical realism genre where mystical, wildly imaginative details are blended with realistic conflicts and situations. Which of the following represents a realistic aspect of the story?

• An angel appeared and was disheveled and dirty
• A Portuguese man who couldn't sleep because of noise from the stars
• A society of people unite to mistreat a different individual
• An angel was branded with an iron

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