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The Old Man And The Sea Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the old man's occupation?
2. Why doesn't the boy keep fishing with the old man?
3. What is the name of the village where Santiago lives?
4. The Old Man's apprentice is .....
5. HOW MANY DAYS DID THE FISHERMAN GO WITHOUT CATCHING ANYTHING?
6. What is 'hoisted'?
7. TRUE or FALSE:The old man is able to bring the marlin back to shore intact.
8. Santiago regretted going out too far.
9. What is the significance of the boy in the story?
10. While the big fish was on his line, the old man said, "I will kill you dead before this day ends."
11. What are some examples of themes related to the sea in the story?
12. Santiago said, "This day will make me or break me."
13. What attribute of Santiago's helps him endure?
14. On page 10 of the book we can read that "the old man taught the boy to fish and the boy ..... him" . fill in the blank
15. What does 'plummet' mean?
16. A linear unit of measurement for water depth
17. What is the name of the old man?
18. What did the old man dream about?
19. The old man's favorite sport is
20. Catching the big fish was the old man's way of
21. Impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
22. Which word has the same meaning of '' huge" ?
23. How many days did Santiago have without catching any fish?
24. Who got to the old man's boat?
25. Where does Santiago live?
26. The old man killed the big fish by driving a harpoon into his .....
27. A refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics)
28. What is the significance of the lions that the old man dreams about?
29. Why doesn't the old man have any food in his house, except for food that his landlord gave him?
30. Producing no result
31. What kind of fish does Santiago first catch?
32. In The Old Man and the Sea, which character is the "old man?"
33. A word that means nourishment
34. If he could catch the big fish, the old man vowed to go on a pilgrimage.
35. How many days had the old man gone without catching a fish? ( first page of the novella)
36. What is a 'carapace'?
37. What do the birds in the story symbolize?
38. For how long does Santiago wrestle with the Marlin?
39. Santiago often dreams about
40. A fluorescence that persists after radiation has ceased
41. A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; a state of danger involving risk; verb put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position; pose a threat to; present a danger to
42. Very thin, usually from being sick, hungry, or cold
43. The Old Man and the Sea was written by
44. "The old man looked at him with his sunburned confident loving eyes."
45. What type of fish does the old man catch?
46. How does the portrayal of isolation and loneliness contribute to the overall theme of the novel?
47. Rolled up/secured
48. Why did the old man feelsorry for the small birds?
49. What literary device is used throughout the story to emphasize the old man's struggle?
50. Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
51. Which is the image of 'la mar'?
52. An act of deliberate betrayal; betrayal of a trust
53. What does Santiago (the old man) dream about? What do these objects mean?
54. How long can the Shovel-Nosed shark grow up to?
55. "It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his skiff empty ..... "
56. The Shovel-Nosed Shark is also know as what?
57. What is the protagonist's name in The Old Man and the Sea?
58. What doesn't Santiago want the fish to know?
59. On the night before he promises Manolin to go "far out" to sea, of what does Santiago dream?
60. What is the name of the boy who often fishes with the old man?
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