Magical realism bridges the gap between the fantastic and the mundane. As an example Elisenda is ___ as the old man ___:

cutting onions / flies away until he was a dot on the horizon of the sea

Pelayo and Elisenda refuse to see the “magic” of the old man’s arrival by doing all of the following EXCEPT:

plucking his feathers to make headbands to sell to tourists on the beach

In A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, the only explicit explanation given for the old man’s presence is that he

he had come for the baby but the rain knocked him down

In Leo Tolstoy's God Sees the Truth, But Waits, Aksionov's innocence is undermined by all of the following EXCEPT:

the 20,000 rubles he sent the Czar for a character reference letter

All of the following are accurate descriptions of Jorge Luis Borges’ works EXCEPT:

they convey a self-assured authority that the author is infallible

As another sideshow attraction, the spider woman is different from the old man in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

The townspeople try starving the spider lady, while the old man eats well

Allende’s TED Talk also claimed all of the following EXCEPT:

the wealthiest countries have the worst record in their treatment of women

After the birth of their two, special needs children, Clarisa’s husband:

fell into a deep depression and locked himself in a musty room for 40 years

According to the narrator of Isabel Allende's story Clarisa, Clarisa died of ____________ when ________________:

amazement / the Pope was heckled by homosexuals dressed as nuns

All of the following are true of the way Jorge Luis Borges viewed the art of writing and his literary legacy EXCEPT:

he considered the novel the only worthy literary pursuit

Even though he’s from China, Dr. Tsun became a German spy in The Garden of Forking Paths because:

he wanted to defy the “single story” about his people

Isabel Allende’s authorial reticence (reluctance) in prescribing a certain worldview to her characters is evident when:

the narrator questions the existence of heaven

The convict Makar Semyonich admits to killing the merchant and begs Aksionov for forgiveness when:

Aksionov did not tell the Governor that Semyonich was plotting an escape

Dr. Tsun kills Dr. Albert because:

he shared a name with the city Tsun wanted the Germans to attack

For the first time in many years, Aksionov feels a certain peace and lightness in his heart when he:

forgives Makar for framing him of murder

Marquez made all of the following claims in his Nobel Lecture EXCEPT:

Latin America should defer its freedom to the colossal giants of Europe

All of the following are true about Tolstoy's life EXCEPT:

he came from a family of peasants and died without any wealth or fame

Clarisa's reputation as a saintly miracle worker:

made her popular with those who were disillusioned with traditional science

Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s return to the place where he grew up taught him:

everything that occurred in his childhood had a literary value

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1
Magical realism bridges the gap between the fantastic and the mundane. As an example Elisenda is ___ as the old man ___:
praying the Rosary / ascends into heaven through a portal in the sky
cutting onions / flies away until he was a dot on the horizon of the sea
practicing her Latin / engages in an epic battle of angel vs. spider woman
scrubbing the toilet / cures her sick baby
2
Magical Realism is a post-colonial mode of storytelling
True
False
3
Pelayo and Elisenda refuse to see the “magic” of the old man’s arrival by doing all of the following EXCEPT:
concluding he was a castaway from a foreign ship
plucking his feathers to make headbands to sell to tourists on the beach
chasing him out of their bedroom with a broom
locking him in a chicken coop
4
Ts’ui Pen, Dr. Tsun’s ancestor, abandoned all of his achievements and accomplishments in order to:
solve the riddle of the Sphinx
write a book of puns and design the Great Wall of China
become a German spy
write a book and design a maze
5
In A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, the only explicit explanation given for the old man’s presence is that he
he had come for the baby but the rain knocked him down
had arrived to announce the birth of a Messiah
had angered God and was downgraded to “mere mortal” status
had come to teach all the townspeople Latin
6
In Leo Tolstoy's God Sees the Truth, But Waits, Aksionov's innocence is undermined by all of the following EXCEPT:
his wife seemed to suspect him
the 20,000 rubles he sent the Czar for a character reference letter
a blood-stained knife in his bag
the fact that, under interrogation by the police, he acted guilty
7
The novel that made Gabriel Garcia Marquez famous is:
Dead Souls
One Hundred Years of Solitude
The House of the Spirits
The Sound and the Fury
8
During the Pope’s visit, the homosexuals dressed as nuns carried PROTEST signs in favor of all of the following EXCEPT:
fair distribution of wealth
right of women to join the priesthood
abortion
divorce
9
All of the following are accurate descriptions of Jorge Luis Borges’ works EXCEPT:
they convey a self-assured authority that the author is infallible
their exaggerated images are more important than plot, character or theme
their meandering nature often defy concepts of narrative linearity
they typically involve a “story within a story” & defy conventional genres
10
As another sideshow attraction, the spider woman is different from the old man in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
She embodies local folk customs, but the old man is seen as Christian
The townspeople try starving the spider lady, while the old man eats well
She offered insights on morality, while the old man's miracles were wrong
People spoke with the spider woman, while the old man spoke weird languages
11
Allende’s TED Talk also claimed all of the following EXCEPT:
the wealthiest countries have the worst record in their treatment of women
a few alpha males define the reality for our world
empowering women will improve the lives of all
we should work to make the world not better, but good
12
After the birth of their two, special needs children, Clarisa’s husband:
became much more appreciative of his wife’s dedication to their family
distanced himself by playing as much golf as possible
worked extra overtime hours to help pay for the added medical expenses
fell into a deep depression and locked himself in a musty room for 40 years
13
According to the narrator of Isabel Allende's story Clarisa, Clarisa died of ____________ when ________________:
shock / her uncle was assassinated in a military coup
alienation / she had lost all of her faith in her religion
amazement / the Pope was heckled by homosexuals dressed as nuns
sadness / when her two handicapped children died in a freak accident
14
All of the following are true of the way Jorge Luis Borges viewed the art of writing and his literary legacy EXCEPT:
he felt all works of literature were part of one, universal work
he felt literary invention was essentially “mixing up memories”
he considered the novel the only worthy literary pursuit
the maze-like quality of his work inspired the post-modernist writers
15
Even though he’s from China, Dr. Tsun became a German spy in The Garden of Forking Paths because:
he wanted to defy the “single story” about his people
Germany was the only country that offered him a spy position
he was an engineer, and he knew Germans make the finest automobiles
China was an important ally to Germany during the war
16
According to Dr. Albert, the one problem that confounded Ts’ui Pen’s manuscript was:
the fact that an infinite labyrinth was already built in ancient Greece
the fallacy that forks don’t exist in China
the debated validity of the Big Bang Theory
the abysmal problem of time
17
Isabel Allende’s authorial reticence (reluctance) in prescribing a certain worldview to her characters is evident when:
Clarisa’s healthy children doubt the lies about their father
the narrator questions the existence of heaven
Congressman Diego Cienfuegos regrets not marrying Clarisa at her funeral
Clarisa files for divorce
18
The convict Makar Semyonich admits to killing the merchant and begs Aksionov for forgiveness when:
Makar asks Aksionov to help him carry dirt out of their barracks
the Governor offers Aksionov an appeal and re-tries his case
Aksionov holds a shiv to his throat and forces the truth from him
Aksionov did not tell the Governor that Semyonich was plotting an escape
19
In scientific circles, Ts’ui Pen’s vision of the simultaneous, infinite occurrence of all possible outcomes is labeled:
the string cheese incident
the Ort Cloud
the multiverse
black hole chaos theory
20
Dr. Tsun kills Dr. Albert because:
he alerted Capt. Madden to Tsun’s whereabouts
he shared a name with the city Tsun wanted the Germans to attack
he was an English spy
he knew Tsun’s secret and would take the credit for himself
21
For the first time in many years, Aksionov feels a certain peace and lightness in his heart when he:
secretly tells the Governor that Makar is digging an escape tunnel
slits Makar Semyonich's throat in his sleep
forgives Makar for framing him of murder
is released from prison and is on his way home to see his wife and children
22
In magical realism, authors always exert their authority to determine the validity of the "magic."
False
True
23
Marquez made all of the following claims in his Nobel Lecture EXCEPT:
Latin America should defer its freedom to the colossal giants of Europe
the New World has been a source of magic and myth since Europeans arrived
Europeans should consider their own history before judging Latin America’s
we need a new world where people decide for themselves how they live & die
24
In her TED Talk, Tales of Passion, Isabel Allende said the only thing truer than truth is
alternative facts
science
the story
our memories
25
All of the following are true about Tolstoy's life EXCEPT:
his experiences as a soldier led him to embrace pacifism later in life
his belief in nonviolent, civil disobedience earned Gandhi's respect
he came from a family of peasants and died without any wealth or fame
he embraced the causes of the poor and oppressed
26
Clarisa's belief that "everything evens out," that "God maintains a certain equilibrium in the universe" is known as:
the law of conservation of matter and energy
the theory of compensation
the theory of everything
the law of "Even Steven"
27
Clarisa's reputation as a saintly miracle worker:
would eventually get her enshrined as a cathedral saint in the Vatican
made her popular with those who were disillusioned with traditional science
was rightfully earned for her ability to defy the laws of physics
allowed her to become a trusted adviser to the Pope
28
Isabel Allende’s uncle was the deposed president of
Peru
Chile
Colombia
Argentina
29
Clarisa viewed her two special needs children as:
pure souls immune to evil
an incredible strain on her sanity and mental well-being
a blessing from heaven who brought her closer to her husband
a curse from God for all the sins she committed in the past
30
Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s return to the place where he grew up taught him:
Latin America should be held to the same standards as European civilization
the New World has been a source of myth ever since Europeans first arrived
American fruit companies were ruining Latin America
everything that occurred in his childhood had a literary value

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