Handsomest Drowned Man in the World

What did the children NOT initially think the dark bulge in the sea was?

• A whale
• An enemy ship
• A mass of seaweed

What was unusual about the drowned man's physical appearance?

• He was extraordinarily short
• He was huge and handsome
• He was missing limbs
• He had tattoos on his face

What name did the oldest woman give to the drowned man?

• Laturo
• Sebastian
• Esteban
• Walter

How many houses were in the village?

• thirty five houses
• ten stone houses
• fifty houses
• twenty wooden houses

What physical challenge would Esteban have faced in life, according to the women's imagination?

• Walking on the beach
• Going through doorways sideways
• Climbing mountains
• Swimming through the ocean

How did the women's opinion of their own men change after seeing the drowned man?

• They admired their men more
• They became indifferent to their men
• They saw their men as the weakest and most useless creatures
• They wanted their men to be more like sailors

Why did the men want to tie an anchor to the body?

• To honor his life as a sailor
• To prevent him from returning to shore
• To mark his burial spot
• To follow village tradition

What changed in the men's attitude when they saw Esteban's face?

• They remained indifferent
• They became angry
• They were left breathless and recognized him as Esteban
• They wanted to bury him on land

What was the ultimate effect of Esteban on the village's future plans?

• They decided to move to a bigger village
• They planned to build bigger houses with wider doors
• They chose to abandon the village
• They built a memorial statue

How did the villagers handle Esteban's familial status?

• They discovered his real family
• They left him as an orphan
• They created a family for him from among the villagers
• They declared him a holy figure