This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > The Old Man And The Sea > The Old Man And The Sea – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Old Man And The Sea Quiz 17 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My grandmother always talks about the ..... epidemic that swept through her town when she was a child. A) Gaunt. B) Flu. C) Myriad. D) Sustenance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flu. 2. What would best describe Santiago's struggles? A) He's a successful fisherman. B) Santiago is waiting to play for the Yankees. C) He struggling with being defeated. D) He loves dogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He struggling with being defeated. 3. The old man believed all of the following EXCEPT A) There was no one worthy of eating the big fish. B) That the fish was his friend. C) That the fish was as old as he was. D) That he was smarter than the fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That the fish was as old as he was. 4. What is Santiago's goal? A) To retire from fishing. B) To catch a big fish. C) To teach a young boy how to fish. D) To travel the World. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To catch a big fish. 5. How does the author describe the old man? A) Thin and gaunt. B) Young and handsome. C) Selfish. D) Rich. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thin and gaunt. 6. Not affected by a given influence; relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection); secure against; relating to the condition of immunity; noun a person who is immune to a particular infection A) Imperceptible. B) Interminable. C) Improvise. D) Immune. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Immune. 7. TRUE or FALSE:After hooking the marlin, the old man is glad the boy is not with him. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 8. Where is Marlin meat especially a delicacy? A) Ireland. B) Wisconsin. C) South Korea. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Japan. 9. After removing the flag from the pole, the soldier ..... it into a tight roll and placed it in a special case. A) Furled. B) Annul. C) Attained. D) Gaunt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Furled. 10. Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; set in motion, cause to start; get off the ground A) Coagulate. B) Commence. C) Conscientiously. D) Gaunt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commence. 11. What is a 'scythe' used for? A) Cooking food. B) Cutting grass or reaping crops. C) Playing music. D) Building houses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cutting grass or reaping crops. 12. THE OLD MAND HAD A FRIEND. WHAT'S HIS O HER NAME? A) SANTIAGO. B) LUQUE. C) MIKE GONZALEZ. D) WHOM. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SANTIAGO. 13. Not producing an intended effect; lacking in power or forcefulness; producing no result or effect A) Ineffectual. B) Immune. C) Imperceptible. D) Improvise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ineffectual. 14. What is the name of the first shark that attacks Santiago's catch? A) Mako. B) Hammerhead. C) Tiger. D) Great White. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hammerhead. 15. The act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; a source of materials to nourish the body; the financial means whereby one lives A) Benevolent. B) Surge. C) Sustenance. D) Commence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sustenance. 16. In the summer, which warbler sings a whistling tune? A) Female. B) Male. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Male. 17. What is the central theme of the novel "The Old Man and the Sea" ? A) The importance of perseverance. B) The fragility of life. C) The value of friendship. D) The pursuit of happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The importance of perseverance. 18. The story is told from A) The fish's perspective. B) Manolin's perspective. C) Joe DiMaggio's perspective. D) An external perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An external perspective. 19. Why does Santiago keep trying to catch this fish, even though all the villagers think he never will? A) Because he is hungry. B) Because the fish insulted his mom once. C) Because the fish symbolizes his determination and his indomitable will, and his desire to prove to himself once and for all that he can overcome life's obstacles. D) Because my teacher said that's what he wants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because the fish symbolizes his determination and his indomitable will, and his desire to prove to himself once and for all that he can overcome life's obstacles. 20. "Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated." A) Direct. B) Indirect. 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