“A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Quiz

People lose interest in the old man when a new "freak" show arrives. The spider woman catches the interest of the people because:

Question Answer Choices She is able to speak and explain how she came to have the body of spider with a human head, She walks upside down in her cage while singing to the audience. She saves a poor old woman from her illness. She spins a web so large that nothing like it has ever been seen before.

The genre of the story is:

Question Answer Choices magical realism mythology science fiction realistic fiction

When he first appears, one of the neighbors declares that the old man is a/an _____.

Question Answer Choices apparition ghost old sailor angel

True or False: The old man washes ashore after his ship is wrecked at sea. He clearly articulates the story of the storm to Pelayo.

Question Answer Choices True False

As the story concludes, the old man simply __________________.

Question Answer Choices swims back to his ship. flies away. lives out his days in the chicken coop. dies.

At one point is the story, the old man becomes a curiosity, and people come to see him. How does this change the lives of Pelayo and Elisenda?

Question Answer Choices They charge money to see the old man, which earns them a prosperous living. The husband and wife leave the area because it is too crowded. They are able to return the old man to his ship. They charge money and save it for the old man's care.