The Old Man and the Sea was first published in
  • 1960
  • 1948
  • 1952
  • 1929
The novella tells the story of
  • a father and his son
  • an old man and his nephew
  • an old couple
  • an old man and his friend
Which of the following adjectives describes Hemingway’s writings best?
  • surreal
  • autobiographical
  • comic
  • happy
The story is set in
  • Spain during WWII
  • New York during the 1920s
  • Cuba during the Cold War
  • France at the turn of the century
Hemingway invented a style called
  • the polar bear theory
  • the mountain theory
  • the snow theory
  • the iceberg theory
Santiago often dreams about
  • catching a fish
  • Manolin
  • his late wife
  • lions
The story is told from
  • the fish’s perspective
  • Manolin's perspective
  • Joe DiMaggio's perspective
  • an external perspective
Hemingway started his writing career as
  • a playwright
  • a novelist
  • a journalist
  • a translator
At the beginning of the novel, Santiago is described as
  • salao, which is the worst form of unlucky
  • starving, which means dying of hunger
  • formidable, which means inspiring respect through being impressively powerful
  • devout, which means being very religious
Which of the following phrases does Santiago utter to himself most frequently while at sea?
  • "I wish I could go home"
  • "I wish the boy was here"
  • "I need to catch this fish"
  • "I'm hungry"
For how long does Santiago wrestle with the Marlin?
  • Two days and two nights
  • A week
  • One day and one night
  • five days
Santiago and Manolin both like
  • cricket
  • football
  • basketball
  • baseball
Santiago hates a cramp because
  • it's painful
  • it is a treachery of one's own body
  • it allows you to take a break
  • it gives him a tingling sensation
Santiago can't bring home the fish because
  • the marlin escapes
  • the eagles eat it
  • the sharks eat it
  • he needs to eat it to get back to shore
'A man can be destroyed but not defeated' is a key example of the theme of
  • the greatness and nobility of man's courage
  • the superior forces of nature
  • hopelessness
  • friendship
Santiago's efforts are similar to
  • Sisyphus' toilsome work
  • Manolin's success
  • DiMaggio's relentlessness
  • Hemingway's time as a journalist
Which of the following expressions is explicitly related to the theme of man's love of and connection with nature?
  • la mar
  • el mar
  • El Campeón
  • galanos
Toward the end of the story, Santiago identifies with the fish, calling him
  • "brother" and "old fish"
  • "friend" and "sibling"
  • "mine" and "relative"
  • "old fish" and "mine"
The Old Man and the Sea is a story about
  • the methods one should use when trying to fish marlin
  • the various relentless efforts of man trying to create a meaningful life
  • the links between fishing and baseball
  • the hardships of rural life during the Cold War
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