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Unit 1: Collection 4
Selection Test
READING AND LITERATURE
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings Gabriel García Márquez COMPREHENSION Circle the letter of the best answer to each of the following
items. (30 points; 5 points each)
1. Why was the angel in Pelayo and Elisenda’s backyard? A) He was looking for shelter from the rainstorm. B) He was kicked out of heaven. C) He was shipwrecked. D) He fell out of the sky. 2. How does the angel react to his visitors? A) He yells at them in a language they cannot understand. B) He asks them for mothballs. C) He ignores them. D) He shows them how to fly. 3. Why is the spider lady more interesting to the people than the angel? A) The spider lady is a miracle healer. B) The spider lady openly shares her story. C) The spider lady can predict the future. D) The spider lady spins a web. 4. What details about Pelayo and Elisenda hint that they care about the angel? A) They let him take care of the baby. B) They took him to see the spiderwoman so they compare experiences. C) They let him sleep in the shed when the chicken coop fell down. D) They let him have visitors. 5. What happened in December, after the child started school? A) The angel turned into a spider. B) The child died. C) The angel’s feathers began to grow back. D) The angel’s wings fell off, and he became human.
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Unit 1: Collection 4, Selection Test continued 6. What happened at the end of the story? A) The townspeople discovered that they were all really angels. B) The townspeople discovered that the angel was really a man. C) The angel flew away. D) The angel died. VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT Match the definition on the right with the
vocabulary word on the left. (10 points; 2 points each)
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frivolous
A) scanty; not full or rich
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meager
B) offensive smell
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impeded
C) obstructed; blocked, as by some
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prudence
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stench
obstacle D) good judgment, cautiousness E) not properly serious; silly
VOCABULARY SKILLS Match the vocabulary word definition on the right with the root word on the left. (10 points; 2 points each)
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Latin frivolus
A) scanty; not full or rich
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Old English maeger
B) obstructed; blocked, as by some
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Latin impedire
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Latin prudent
C) good judgment; cautiousness
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Old English stenc
D) not properly serious; silly
obstacle
E) offensive smell LITERARY FOCUS Circle the letter of the best answer to each of the following
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Unit 1: Collection 4, Selection Test continued 18. Which of the following events in the story is an example of irony? A) The appearance of the angel was upstaged by the arrival of a carnival act. B) During the rainy season, Pelayo’s courtyard was wet and smelled like dead crabs. C) They let the angel sleep in the shed when the chicken coop fell down. D) The child survived and eventually went to school. 19. What is ironic about the angel’s appearance? A) He looks like the angels in the wise neighbor lady’s picture books. B) His wings are caked in mud, and his clothing is filthy. C) He wears a long robe. D) His wings are smaller than the people expected. 20. Which element of the story is realistic in style? A) The angel’s speaking with the voice of a Norwegian fisherman B) A Portuguese man who couldn’t sleep because of noise coming from the stars C) The baby growing up and starting to go to school D) Marking an angel with a branding iron READING FOCUS Circle the letter of the best answer to each of the following
items. (10 points; 5 points each)
21. The details in this story help you to— A) understand where the angel is going B) visualize the setting and characters C) understand why the angel remains in the backyard D) visualize where the angel came from 22. What do the details reveal about the townspeople? A) They are sophisticated. B) They do not welcome strangers into their town. C) They are superstitious. D) They are used to seeing angels. CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE (20 points)
23. On a separate sheet of paper, explain what you believe the theme of “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” to be. Include details from the story to support the theme you have chosen.