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MAGICAL REALISM TEST

Quiz by Stephanie Gemmen

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  • Q1
    Which one of the following is NOT an example of realism in the story?
    The wife has asthma
    The colonel feels sick to his stomach in October
    The dead man's mother howling
    The poverty the couple lives in
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of the following is NOT an example of realism in the movie, "El Accordeon Del Diablo"?
    Pancho Rada "showering" with a bowl of water
    Pancho Rada locking his "door" at night
    Pancho Rada struggling to support his two wives
    The accordions washing up on shore, not damaged from the salt water
    30s
  • Q3
    Why is the ending of "No One Writes to the Colonel" so important?
    The colonel dies happy even though the rest of his life has been crappy.
    The colonel realizes they will have to eat the rooster.
    The colonel now knows for sure the rooster will win.
    The colonel has been hopeful the entire, until now, when he realizes they have no food/no money for the next forty-four days and his pension probably won't come.
    30s
  • Q4
    What does Pancho Rada do to support his two wives?
    He goes around and plays the accordion.
    Absolutely nothing.
    Makes his kids work.
    Works mking clothing
    30s
  • Q5
    What was Pancho Rada's experience with the Devil like?
    He was riding on his donkey in the night, heard something, then dueled with the Devil and he won.
    The Devil came to him and played his accordion.
    The Devil took his soul and his accordion.
    Pancho Rada made a deal with the Devil for a new accordion.
    30s
  • Q6
    What was Pancho Rada's arrangement with his two wives like?
    He lived with both of them at the same time.
    He never saw one of them.
    He went to one's house during the day and the other's during the night and ate six meals a day.
    He would see them every other weekend when he picked up his children.
    30s
  • Q7
    What was magical about the clandestine letters in the story?
    They were written by his rude lawyer.
    They contained advice on what to sell.
    They contained money.
    They were written by Agustin who was dead.
    30s
  • Q8
    What is magical about the colonel's fighting rooster?
    The rooster can speak.
    He wins every fight he is in.
    The rooster lays golden eggs.
    He is costly and bright and colorful, and the couple is poor and their house is full of dull, earthy colors.
    30s
  • Q9
    How many pesos did the new accordion cost that Manuel bought?
    1,600,000 pesos
    500 pesos
    100 pesos
    1,000,000 pesos
    30s
  • Q10
    How many descendants did Pancho Rada have?
    92
    492
    42
    100
    30s
  • Q11
    What kind of culture does Colombia have according to the video?
    Active culture
    Poor culture
    Drug culture
    Rich culture
    30s

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