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"A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings"
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Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) How does the angel react to his visitors?
A
He ignores them.
B
He shows them how to fly.
C
He asks them for mothballs.
D
He yells at them in a language they cannot understand.
2) What details about Pelayo and Elisenda hint that they care about the angel?
A
They took him to see the spiderwoman so they can compare experiences.
B
They let him sleep in the shed when the chicken coop fell down.
C
They let him have visitors.
D
They let him take care of the baby.
3) What happened at the end of the story?
A
The angel died.
B
The angel flew away.
C
The townspeople discovered that they were all really angels.
D
The townspeople discovered that the angel was really a man.
4) Why was the angel in Pelayo and Elisenda\'s backyard?
A
He was kicked out of heaven.
B
He fell out of the sky.
C
He was shipwrecked.
D
He was looking for shelter from the rainstorm.
5) WHy is the spider lady more interesting to the people than the angel?
A
The spider lady can predict the future.
B
The spider lady spins a web.
C
The spider lady openly shares her story.
D
The spider lady is a miracle healer.
6) What happened in December, after the child started school?
A
The angel\'s feathers bega to grow back.
B
The angel\'s wings fell off, and he became human.
C
The angel turned into a spider.
D
The child died.
7) Which of the following is an aspect of the story that is consistent with the genre of magic realism?
A
The angel looks exactly the way the townspeople think an angel should look.
B
An angel lands in a magical place.
C
The angel remains in the spiritual world and never interacts with human beings.
D
An angel lands in an ordinary town full of ordinary people.
8) What is ironic about the angel\'s appearance?
A
He wears a long robe.
B
His wings are caked in mud, and his clothing is filthy.
C
He looks like the angels in the wise neighbor lady\'s picture book.
D
His wings are smaller than the people expected.
9) Which of the following events in the story is an example of situational irony?
A
During the rainy season, Pelayo\'s courtyard was wet and smelled like dead crabs.
B
The appearance of the angel was upstaged by the arrival of a carnival act.
C
The child survived and eventually went to school.
D
They let the angel sleep in the shed when the chicken coop fell down.
10) Which element of the story is realistic in style?
A
The angel\'s speaking with the voice of a Norwegian fisherman.
B
The baby growing up and starting to go to school.
C
A Portuguese man who couldn\'t sleep because of noise coming from the stars.
D
Marking an angel with a branding iron.
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