Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" Quiz

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. The protagonist of this tale is an old Cuban fisherman who goes fishing every day, despite his terrible luck (fish-wise, that is). What is this old man's name? Manolin Martin Pedrico Santiago

2. The old man looks up especially to one certian baseball player. What baseball player was this? Dick Sisler Joe DiMaggio Babe Ruth Willie Mays

3. The old man lives all by himself in a shabby shack... but it was not always so. He once had a wife. What happened to the old man's wife? She was in the hospital, and had been for a long time She died many years ago The book doesn't say She ran off with the old man's best friend

4. In all the village, the old man only has one true friend: a young boy. The old man and the boy once fished together, but the boy's parents made him stop and fish in another boat because they said the old man was "salao", which means what? The weakest form of insanity The worst form of unlucky The lowest form of social class A terrible fisherman

5. What was the boy's name? Pedrico Manolin Martin Santiago

6. One day in September, just like any other day, the old man goes out fishing in the wee hours of the morning. After a while, he catches a an "albacore" (tuna), and then he hooks THE fish: the great marlin. At what time of the day did the old man hook the marlin? Morning Midnight Evening Noon

7. Land now out of sight, the old man is surprised to see a little bird flying across the water. It rests on his taunt fishing line. What kind of bird was it? A finch A sparrow A swallow A warbler

8. While hanging on to the line (constantly pulled by the marlin), the old man's hands got cut, burned and, in general, very hurt. One of his hands cramped. Was it his right hand? Yes No

9. Darkness falls, and another day begins. The old man sees the marlin for the first time and is stunned by its length. He catches various smaller fish and eats them raw to sustain his strength. Again, darkness falls and another day begins. Finally, the fish slows down and the old man is able to stab it, kill it, and tie it fast to his skiff. And then the sharks started coming. Did the sharks leave anything at all from the great marlin? Yes No

10. What is the very last line in "The Old Man and the Sea"? The old man was dreaming about the boy. The old man was dreaming about Africa. The old man was dreaming about the lions. The old man was dreaming about the fish.