Very Old Man
In "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings," what is ironic about the angel’s appearance?
What is his wings are caked in mud and his clothes are filthy?
Who is the protagonist of "Two Words?"
Belisa Crepusculario
What is the mood of "House Taken Over"?
What is suspenseful?
Who is Esteban?
What is the drowned man?
What would be a strong theme statement for "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"?
What is people cannot accept when something or someone is not as expected?
In "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings," when they see that others are interested in the angel, Pelayo and Elisenda ________________.
What is charge individuals to visit him?
Why is Belisa kidnapped? By who?
The Colonel wants to run for president to kidnap Belisa and force her to write a winning presidential speech. He sends El Mulato.
In "House Taken Over," the "they" most likely symbolizes _____________.
What is the future that the siblings fear?
In "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World," what do the villagers do with the deceased?
What is throw them into the sea?
These portions of an essay describe more on 1) who wrote a given text and 2) a brief overview of the text itself. They are _________________.
What is an author summary and a text summary.
In "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings," what happens to the angel at the end of the story?
What is he flies away?
For 50 centavos, Belisa Crepusculario will sell you a verse to chase away this heavy, sorrowful emotional state.
What is melancholy.
What happens to the brother and sister at the end of the story "House Taken Over?"
What is they leave the house and throw away the key?
In "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World," what do the women do to convince the men that the stranger is worthy of the attention he is receiving?
What is show them the stranger's face?
What is symbolism?
The use of an object, person, situation, or color to represent a larger, more abstract idea beyond its literal meaning.
In "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings," according to Father Gonzaga, what are two reasons the old man cannot be identified as an angel?
What is he cannot understand Latin and he shows human characteristics?
Provide 1 example of direct characterization of the Colonel. (Include the page number and paragraph)
What is _____________?
In "House Taken Over," how did the narrator and his sister acquire their house?
What is inherited or passed down through generations?
A strong theme statement for the story would be _______.
What is unexpected events can inspire on to change his or her life.
Magical Realism can best be defined as _____.
What is a real world setting with exaggerated daily life (markers of magic that aren't necessarily so.)
In "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings," according to Pelayo and Elisenda, why is their infant child supposedly sick?
What is the stench of crabs?
How does El Mulato demonstrate Magical Realism in the story "Two Words?"
El Mulato is described with exaggerated, almost mythical proportions (such as his knife-work and loyalty).
In "House Taken Over," how is the behavior the siblings exhibit during sleep different from their behavior while awake?
What is restless when sleeping but quiet while awake?
In light of the incident with the drowned man, the townspeople resolve to ___________.
What is make their town bigger and better?
Differentiate a thesis and a theme.
A thesis is a direct, debatable claim that an author explicitly states and proves in an academic or non-fiction essay, while a theme is an implicit, underlying message about life or human nature woven into a work of fiction.