Uncle Marcos

In “Uncle Marcos,” why are Marcos and Clara successful in their fortune-telling business? Choose two options.

• They can see into the future.

• They enjoy manipulating people.

• They want to make a lot of money.

• They are able to appear convincing.

• They guess what people want to hear.

In “Uncle Marcos,” what happens to Marcos at the end of the story?

• His body is dropped off by the ship's captain, who killed him in a fight.

• He dies in Africa of a mysterious illness and is sent home to his family in a coffin.

• His body is returned to his sister's house after he dies on a ship from an African plague.

• He catches a strange illness from another passenger on a ship and arrives home in a coffin.

Which sentence best describes the crowd in “Uncle Marcos” before Marcos’s flight?

• They are easily fooled and believe he is a technical genius.

• They are bored with him and impatient to see what will happen.

• They are mean-spirited and plan to make fun of him when he fails.

• They are doubtful at first but become curious to see what happens.

In “Uncle Marcos,” why do Clara and Uncle Marcos most likely get along so well?

• Clara is the only child who is unafraid of Uncle Marcos.

• They share a good imagination and a love for telling tales.

• They both want to become pilots and are interested in planes.

• Uncle Marcos has promised to give all his travel mementos to Clara.

Which passage from “Uncle Marcos” best supports the answer to Part A?

• He sold his organ to a blind man and left the parrot to Clara....

• After three days the initial euphoria that had accompanied the first airplane flight in the country died down and no one gave the episode another thought, except for Clara, who continued to peer at the horizon.

• The entire family wept as befit the occasion, except for Clara, who continued to watch the sky with the patience of an astronomer.

• ... Clara was the one with the greatest interest in and stamina for her uncle's stories. She could repeat each and every one of them.

How did the adults in "Uncle Marcos" view the title character and his visits?

• They love it when he visits!

• They are angry at him.

• They are annoyed by his strange behavior.

• They are bored by his stories.

What happens to Marcos at the end?

• He is killed by a ship's captain.

• He dies in Africa of a mysterious plague.

• His body is returned to his sister's house.

• He catches an illness from a passenger on a ship.

In 'Uncle Marcos,' what is the main reason Marcos is considered eccentric by his family?

• A) His love for adventure and unusual experiments.

• B) His quiet and reserved nature.

• C) His strict adherence to family traditions.

• D) His dislike for traveling.

Which literary device is most prominent in the story 'Uncle Marcos'?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Irony

• C) Foreshadowing

• D) Hyperbole

In 'Uncle Marcos,' how does Clara's perception of her uncle differ from the rest of the family?

• A) She finds him boring and uninteresting.

• B) She admires his adventurous spirit and creativity.

• C) She is afraid of his strange behavior.

• D) She is indifferent to his visits.