This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > The Old Man And The Sea > The Old Man And The Sea – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Old Man And The Sea Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The old man made all of the following statements about the fish, except A) It was longer than his skiff. B) It was more intelligent than he. C) It was more noble and more able than he. D) He respected the fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was more intelligent than he. 2. Which type of indirect characterization is represented in the quote below? "The old man drank his coffee slowly. It was all he would have all day and he knew that he should take it." A) Thoughts. B) Actions. C) Speech. D) Effect on others. E) Looks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Actions. 3. "He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream ..... " A) Direct. B) Indirect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct. 4. What do Manolin and Santiago pretend that they have in the opening pages? A) A giant boat. B) A cast net and some fish and rice to eat. C) Fishing reels and soup. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A cast net and some fish and rice to eat. 5. How did the other fishermen treat the old man and how did he feel? ( page 11) A) They respected him and it made him feel accomplished. B) They made fun of him and it made him very angry. C) They made fun of him but it did not make him angry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They made fun of him but it did not make him angry. 6. Which of the following phrases does Santiago utter to himself most frequently while at sea? A) "I wish I could go home". B) "I wish the boy was here". C) "I need to catch this fish". D) "I'm hungry". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I wish the boy was here". 7. Adj. too numerous to be counted; noun a large indefinite number A) Myriad. B) Interminable. C) Dispersed. D) Annul. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myriad. 8. The one persistent wish of the old man in the skiff was, "I wish I had the boy." A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Why does the Marlin symbolize strength and endurance? A) He represents strength and endurance because he could swim a very long time. B) He represents strength and endurance in Santiago because Santiago battled the fish for 3 days. C) He represents strength and endurance because he's a strong fish and had lots of muscle. D) He represents strength and endurance because no one could out last the Marlin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He represents strength and endurance in Santiago because Santiago battled the fish for 3 days. 10. Placid A) Serious and immediate danger. B) Countless or extremely high number. C) Bad, hostile, malicious. D) Calm and peaceful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calm and peaceful. 11. As the story opens, we learn that Santiago has not caught a fish for A) 40 days. B) 85 days. C) 84 days. D) Over a year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 84 days. 12. Which theme does best fits the following passage: "But she can be so cruel and it comes so suddenly and such birds that fly, dipping and hunting, with their small sad voices are made too delicately for the sea." A) Human vs. Self. B) Human vs. Human. C) Human vs. Society. D) Human vs. Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Human vs. Nature. 13. Which is the first form of the verb of fought? A) Fight. B) Found. C) Flight. D) Fin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fight. 14. How many lines does the old man drop into the water while it is still dark? A) 1. B) 4. C) 8. D) 75. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 15. So Santiago wanted to catch the fish? A) Fishing rod. B) Harpoon. C) Fish hook. D) Mayan fishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harpoon. 16. TRUE or FALSE:The Old Man and the Sea is a fictional narrative. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 17. TRUE or FALSE:The old man fishes near Havana, Cuba. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 18. Which type of indirect characterization is represented in the quote below? "The boy took the old army blanket off of the bed and spread it over the old man's shoulders." A) Thoughts. B) Actions. C) Speech. D) Effect on others. E) Looks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Actions. 19. What does Santiago use to protect his hands from the fishing line? A) Gloves. B) Bandages. C) Salt water. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nothing. 20. A sudden or abrupt strong increase; a large sea wave; a sudden forceful flow; verb see one's performance improve; rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave; rise or move forward; rise rapidly; rise and move, as in waves or billows A) Sustenance. B) Taut. C) Peril. D) Surge. 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