Morality Short Stories Quizizz

In the beginning of "The Very Old Man," what causes a stench in the house?

• crabs
• seaweed
• chickens
• mud

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What is the name of the man in "The Very Old Man" who owns the house?

• Pelayo
• Elisenda
• Father Gonzaga
• Murphy

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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 Very Old Man" 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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"The Very Old Man" 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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An interloper is defined as:

• one who is involved in a situation where they aren't wanted or don't belong

• a burglar who breaks into a country home

• a stranger in a strange place who acts strange

• a wolf with sharp teeth, red eyes, and dark fur

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This image is representative of "The Interlopers" setting because it is a picture of the:

• Carpathian Mountains in winter

• Blue Ridge Mountains in fall

• Swiss Alps in summer

• Prehistoric Times

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