Very Old Man
The Nose
House Taken Over
Handomest Man
Potpourri
100

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?

100

In "The Nose," where does Ivan the barber initailly find the nose?

What is in his bread?

100

What is the mood of "House Taken Over"?

What is suspenseful?

100

Who is Esteban?

What is the drowned man?

100

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?

200

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? 

200

In "The Nose," the nose likely symbolizes ______.

What is pride?

200

In "House Taken Over," the "they" most likely symbolizes _____________.

What is the future that the siblings fear?

200

In "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World," what do the villagers do with the deceased?

What is throw them into the sea?

200

Which story?

"The first children who saw the dark and slinky bulge approaching through the sea let themselves think it was an empty ship."

What is "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World"?

300

In "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings," what happens to the angel at the end of the story?

What is he flies away?

300

The main character in "The Nose" is obsessed with ________.

What is rank and social class?

300

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?

300

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?

300

Which Story?

"He seemed to be in so many places at the same time that they grew to think that he'd been duplicated, that he was reproducing himself all through the house . . . "

What is "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"?

400

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?

400

In "The Nose," the nose likely symbolizes ______.

What is pride?

400

In "House Taken Over," how did the narrator and his sister acquire their house?

What is inherited or passed down through generations?

400

A strong theme statement for the story would be _______.

What is unexpected events can inspire on to change his or her life.

400

Magical Realism can best be defined as _____.

What is a real world setting with an undercurrent of magic or fantasy?

500

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?

500

In "The Nose," Ivan the barber is described as _______.

What is an unclean drunkard?

500

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? 

500

In light of the incident with the drowned man, the townspeople resolve to ___________.

What is make their town bigger and better?

500

Which story?

"You can live without thinking."

What is "House Taken Over"?