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A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)

English · Kerala SSLC (Class 10) · Malayalam Medium · 35 questions and answers

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Q: Who is the author of 'A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings'?

A: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Colombian Nobel-Prize-winning writer.

Q: To which unit of the Class 10 English coursebook does this story belong?

A: Unit 1 - 'Trials and Triumphs'.

Q: What is the genre of 'A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings'?

A: A short story written in the style of 'magical realism'.

Q: What is 'magical realism'?

A: A style of writing in which magical or fantastic events are described in a matter-of-fact, realistic way as if they were ordinary.

Q: Who are the main characters of the story?

A: Pelayo, his wife Elisenda, their sick child, the very old man with wings, the neighbour woman who calls him an angel, and the doctor.

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