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Reading Check
1. Which character finds a very old man in the mud?
2. Where does Pelayo put the old man?
3. What distracts the townspeople from observing the old man with wings?
4. What do Pelayo and Elisenda do with the money they raise from charging admission to see the old man?
Multiple Choice
1. When Elisenda and Pelayo first meet the old man, what do they find strange about him?
A) The old man has wings.
B) The old man is poorly dressed.
C) The old man speaks a different language.
D) All of the above.
2. How does Father Gonzaga decide that the old man is not an angel?
A) The old man speaks the Devil’s tongue.
B) The old man has the mark of Cain.
C) The old man does not understand Latin.
D) The old man eats food like a human.
3. What is the old man’s only supernatural virtue from the town’s perspective?
A) The old man has endless patience.
B) The old man can cure hunger.
C) The old man can transform his physical being.
D) The old man encourages the townspeople to believe in God.
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