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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Mayor's health problem in "One of These Days"?
(a) A chipped tooth.
(b) An abscessed tooth.
(c) Lockjaw.
(d) TMJ.

2. In "A Very Old Man," what does Elisenda think the old man is at first?
(a) A demon.
(b) An angel.
(c) A bat.
(d) A sailor.

3. What animal is infesting Pelayo's house at the beginning of "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"?
(a) Goats.
(b) Alligators.
(c) Roaches.
(d) Crabs.

4. What does the woman call José?
(a) Chepe.
(b) Pepillo.
(c) Piloncillo.
(d) Cielito lindo.

5. Who comes to Aurelio Escovar's office for dental work?
(a) Father Anthony Isabel.
(b) Damaso.
(c) Isabel.
(d) The Mayor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the priest in "A Very Old Man"?

2. In "A Very Old Man," what does the spider woman eat?

3. What does the Mayor get rid of in "One of These Days"?

4. To what animal is José compared?

5. What does José call the woman in "The Woman who Came at Six O'Clock"?

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