Old Man with Enormous Wings Act Reading Passage

What detail about Pelayo and Elisenda hint that they do possibley care about the angel?

• They let him take care of the baby

• They took him to see the spiderwoman so they compare experiences

• They let him sleep in the shed when the chicken coop fell down

• They let him have visitors

What is ironic about the angel’s appearance? 

• He looks like the angel in the wise neighbor lady's picture book

• His wings are caked in mud and his clothes are filthy

• He wears a long robe

• His wings are shorter than people expected

Where do Elisenda and Pelayo put the old man after they drag him out of the mud where he has fallen?

• they leave him in the rear courtyard

• the kitchen

• the chicken coop

• the village church

Márquez describes the intensity of curious people coming to view the angel explaining that "the news of the captive angel spread with such rapidity that after a few hours the courtyard had the bustle of a marketplace and they had to call in troops with fixed bayonets to disperse the mob that was about to knock the house down” (2). What does Elisenda decided to do when she sees all this chaos of onlookers trying to see the angel?

• Lock the angel up out of sight of the onlookers

• Help the angel escape and fly to safety

• Chase everyone anyway

• Charge admission to the onlookers

What is Elisenda’s attitude towards the angel?

• Mesmerized; she’s captivated and amazed by the angel

• Devastated; she’s very upset and distressed by his injuries and condition

• Reverent; she honors and worships him because she thinks he is close to God.

• Irritated; she considers him an annoyance

Why do Pelayo and Elisenda become alarmed and concerned when they think that the old man is going to die?

• Because they don’t know what to do with a dead angel

• Because they have come to love him and would be devastated if he dies

• Because they won’t have enough money to live the way they are accustomed to if the old man dies

• Because they are hoping the angel can heal their sick baby

What do Pelayo and Elisenda do with the money they make from charging people to see the angel?

• Bought some satin pumps

• Ran everyone out the village

• Built a two story mansion

• Caught fish to sell in the market

In the end, what happens to the old man?

• His wings regrow and he flies away clumsily

• He heals the sick child

• He leaves town with the spider lady

• He dies

Over the course of the story, Elisenda's perspective on the winged old man shifts. Which of the following best describes her transformation?

• From reverence to exploitation to eventual gratitude

• From fear to understanding to companionship

• From indifference to deep affection

• From curiosity to anger to regret

The interactions between the priest and the old man with wings serve to:

• Highlight the priest's unwavering faith in the Church's teachings

• Develop a theme of mistrust and skepticism toward the unexplainable

• Illustrate the power dynamics between supernatural beings and humans

• Suggest that true miracles are recognized only by religious figures