A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings Vocabulary

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English
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12th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the meaning of "tribulations" as used in the story.
Joys
Sufferings
Celebrations
Rewards
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DOK Level 1: Recall
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the word 'magnanimous' mean as used in the story?
Generous and forgiving
Small and insignificant
Angry and resentful
Confused and disoriented
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which word best describes the old man's wings?
Majestic
Enormous
Tattered
Invisible
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