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A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings Study Guide

by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings Quiz 1

1. How many days has it been raining at the start of the story?

  • one
  • ten
  • four
  • three

2. In the beginning of the story, what causes a stench in the house?

  • mud
  • seaweed
  • crabs
  • chickens

3. What is the name of the man who owns the house?

  • Pelayo
  • Fernandez
  • Loro
  • Gonzaga

4. What does Pelayo find in his courtyard?

  • a whale
  • a dog
  • a beetle
  • an angel

5. Before finding the angel, where does Pelayo put all the crabs that are in his house?

  • in a pot
  • in storage
  • in the chicken coop
  • in the sea

6. What is a single ash-gray color at the beginning?

  • Pelayo
  • sea and sky
  • the beach
  • the crabs

7. Who has a fever at the beginning?

  • Pelayo
  • the newborn child
  • Father Gonzaga
  • Elisenda

8. The old man is dressed in what manner?

  • as a prince
  • naked
  • like a ragpicker
  • like a priest

9. Who is described as a 'drenched great-grandfather.'

  • Pelayo
  • Father Gonzaga
  • The pontiff
  • The angel

10. Who knows everything about life and death?

  • Pelayo
  • Father Gonzaga
  • the neighbor woman
  • the angel

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