Deck 1: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

Question 1

Santiago is believed to be a :

A)Salao
B)murderer
C)Solazo
D)Beggar

Answer 1

Salao

Question 2

Santiago is consistently aided by:

A)Joe Dimaggio
B)The sharks
C)Other fishermen
D)Manolin

Answer 2

Manolin

Question 3

The length of the Marlin is:

A)17 feet
B)18 feet
C)19 feet
D)20 feet

Answer 3

18 feet

Question 4

The Old Man and the Sea was published in the year:

A)1950
B)1951
C)1952
D)1953

Question 5

How long does it take for the sharks to arrive and attack the marlin:

A)One hour
B)Five hours
C)One day
D)Fort five minutes

Question 6

How does Hemingway describe Santiago's eyes?

A)They are full of pain.
B)They are blank with defeat.
C)They betray the weariness of his soul.
D)They are the color of the sea

Question 7

Who is Santiago's hero?

A)Harry Truman
B)Joe DiMaggio
C)Dick Sisler
D)Fidel Castro

Question 8

The great Joe DiMaggio suffers from what affliction?

A)A bone spur
B)Alcoholism
C)A ruined knee
D)Failing eyesight

Question 9

How long does it take for the sharks to arrive and attack the marlin?

A)Ten minutes
B)One hour
C)Six hours
D)A full day

Question 10

The Old man and The Sea is set in:

A)Marshall Island
B)Canary Island
C)Puerto Rico
D)Cuba

Question 11

Of what did Santiago always dream?

A)Manolin
B)His Wife
C)Lions
D)Fish

Question 12

In what year was the Old Man and the Sea published?

A)1951
B)1952
C)1965
D)1953

Question 13

When the novella opens, how long has it been since Santiago last caught a fish?

A)64 days
B)84 days
C)82 days
D)85 days

Question 14

How does Hemingway translate the word "Salao" as a depiction of Santiago?

A)Crazy
B)Selfish
C)Old
D)"the worst form of unlicky

Question 15

How does Hemingway describe Santiago's eyes?

A)they are full of pain
B)they are filled with defeat
C)they betray the weariness of defeat
D)they are the color of the sea

Question 16

.Who is Santiago's only friend?

A)Manolin
B)Joe Di Maggio
C)Harry Truman
D)Allan Poe

Question 17

What hangs on the wall of the old man's shack?

A)Picture of his diseased mother.
B)His fishing equiptment.
C)Skeleton of a fish he caught.
D)Pictures of sacred Heart of Jesus and another of Virgin of cobre.

Question 18

Why does Santiago not let his lines drift like the other fishermen?

A)He is a stubborn man who prefers the old-fashioned way of fishing.
B)It is dangerous, as he might become tangled with another boat.
C)He is no longer young or strong enough to control a dri>ing line.
D)He believes it is imprecise, and he strives always to be exact.

Question 19

During his great struggle with the marlin, what does Santiago wish repeatedly?

A)He wishes he were younger.
B)He wishes for better equipment.
C)He wishes that the fishermen who mocked him earlier were present to witness his victory.
D)He wished that the boy, Manolin, was with him.

Question 20

In order to help himself catch the fish, what did Santiago do?

A)He promised to recite ten Hail Mary's and ten Our Fathers.
B)He promises to pay more attention to Manolin upon his return.
C)He lightens the boat by throwing all unnecessary weight overboa

Question 21

The Old Man and the Sea can be interpreted as a double allegory namely

A)Man's struggle with hardships, and his ability to endure.
B)Nature of man's struggle with life, and of the artist's struggle with his art.
C)Man's struggle with his nemesis, and his victory.
D)The power of Strength, and victory.

Question 22

How does Santiago think about his adversary, the Marlin?

A)He considers that he and the Marlin are brothers
B)He praises the fish because it promises to bring a wonderful price at market.
C)He believes that the fish is a test of his worth, sent to him by God
D)He believes that the Marlin is stronger than expected.

Question 23

How does Santiago articulate his philosophy that destruction is inevitable?

A)The world is such an inhospitable place that no death should be mourned.
B)Out, out, brief candle!
C)Even the worthiest opponents must fall.
D)Everything in the world kills everything else in some way.

Question 24

The old man remembers that once, when he killed a female marlin

A)The male marlin swam alongside the boat as though in mourning.
B)Bit the tail off the female.
C)Returned with a posse of marlins seeking revenge.
D)Made a sound like there were nails being driven through his fins.

Question 25

How many times in the novel does Santiago dream about lions at play on the beaches of Africa?

A)Seven
B)Three
C)Five
D)Ten