A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings Vocabulary

Identify the meaning of "tribulations" as used in the story.

• Joys

• Sufferings

• Celebrations

• Rewards

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DOK Level 1: Recall

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

Where do Elisenda and Pelayo put the old man after they drag him out of the mud where he has fallen?

• they leave him in the rear courtyard

• the kitchen

• the chicken coop

• the village church

Márquez describes the intensity of curious people coming to view the angel explaining that "the news of the captive angel spread with such rapidity that after a few hours the courtyard had the bustle of a marketplace and they had to call in troops with fixed bayonets to disperse the mob that was about to knock the house down” (2). What does Elisenda decided to do when she sees all this chaos of onlookers trying to see the angel?

• Lock the angel up out of sight of the onlookers

• Help the angel escape and fly to safety

• Chase everyone anyway

• Charge admission to the onlookers

What do Pelayo and Elisenda do with the money they make from charging people to see the angel?

• Bought some satin pumps

• Ran everyone out the village

• Built a two story mansion

• Caught fish to sell in the market

What does the word 'magnanimous' mean as used in the story?

• Generous and forgiving

• Small and insignificant

• Angry and resentful

• Confused and disoriented

Which word best describes the old man's wings?

• Majestic

• Enormous

• Tattered

• Invisible

What is the significance of the spider woman in the story?

• She represents a miracle

• She is a symbol of punishment

• She is a figure of authority

• She is a source of wisdom

How does the community react to the old man with wings?

• They worship him as a god

• They ignore him completely

• They are curious and exploit him

• They fear and avoid him

What literary device is used in describing the old man's wings as 'buzzard wings'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole