The
Old Man and the Sea
QUIZ
1: Where does the story take place?
(a): Puerto Rico
(b): Canary Islands
(c): Marshall Island
(d): Cuba
2: When the novel opens, how many days had it been since Santiago
last caught a fish?
(a): 84
(b): 48
(c): 77
(d): 3
3: Hemingway says everything about Santiago is old except what?
(a): his mouth
(b): his hands
(c): his neck
(d): his eyes
4: Why does Manolin no longer fish with Santiago?
(a): he dislikes Santiago
(b): his parents have told him to fish with others
(c): Santiago no longer needs him
(d): Manolin has left for the city
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5: Which of the following is not hanging on Santiago's wall?
(a): picture of Sacred heart of Jesus
(b): picture of the Virgin of Cobre
(c): picture of Fidel Castro
(d): tinted photograph of his wife
6: Who is Santiago's favorite baseball player?
(a): Babe Ruth
(b): Joe DiMaggio
(c): Lou Gehrig
(d): Jackie Robinson
7: In what month does the story take place?
(a): September
(b): May
(c): October
(d): July
8: Of what did Santiago always dream?
(a): His wife
(b): Manolin
(c): Fish
(d): Lions
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9: Where is Santiago originally from?
(a): Morocco
(b): Mexico
(c): Canary Islands
(d): Cuba
10: What does Santiago call the sea?
(a): la mar
(b): el mar
(c): salao
(d): dorado
11: What did Manolin give Santiago two of before he left?
(a): hooks
(b): shoes
(c): sardines
(d): water bottles
12: What does Santiago refer to as aqua mala, the whore?
(a): the sea
(b): Portuguese man-of-war
(c): A dolphin
(d): an eel
13: In his youth, on what kind of ship did he work?
(a): turtling
(b): fishing
(c): trading
(d): sailing
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14: Fisherman called all fish what?
(a): sardines
(b): pescado
(c): tuna
(d): mackerel
15: How deep was the line on which the marlin bit?
(a): 100 fathoms
(b): 200 fathoms
(c): 300 fathoms
(d): 400 fathoms
16: Santiago thought the light of what city would guide him
home?
(a): Cardenas
(b): San Juan
(c): Bautista
(d): Havana
17: Why does Santiago hope the marlin will jump?
(a): it will fill its air sacks and not be able to dive deep
(b): it will be close enough to drive a harpoon into
(c): it will see his strength and become frightened
(d): it will let him see its size
18: What humiliating thing happens to Santiago's left hand while
he is tracking the marlin?
(a): it is badly cut
(b): sensation in it dies
(c): it cramps
(d): it is stung by a Portuguese man-of-war
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19: What does Santiago see that makes him realize "no man
was ever alone on the sea" (61)?
(a): porpoises
(b): a flock of ducks
(c): another boat
(d): the stars
20: How many feet longer than Santiago's skiff is the marlin?
(a): 2
(b): 5
(c): 10
(d): 15
21: What injury does Joe DiMaggio have that Santiago obsesses
about?
(a): tendonitis
(b): pulled hamstring
(c): bone spur
(d): broken finger
22: Where was the great "Negro" from against whom
Santiago arm-wrestled in his youth?
(a): Havana
(b): Ghana
(c): Cardenas
(d): Cienfuegos
23: How long did Santiago's arm-wrestling match last?
(a): all day
(b): all night
(c): all day and all night
(d): 3 days
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24: What was Santiago called after his arm-wrestling match
(a): The Champion
(b): The Great Santiago
(c): St. Santiago
(d): The Rock
25: What does Santiago do to increase drag on the boat?
(a): drops anchor
(b): ties two oars together across the stern
(c): lowers his legs into the water
(d): paddles the opposite way
26: When Santiago sleeps on his boat, what does he not dream
about?
(a): lions
(b): porpoises
(c): his bed
(d): Manolin
27: How does Santiago kill the marlin?
(a): with a club
(b): with a gun
(c): with a harpoon
(d): with a knife
28: How does Santiago intend to transport the marlin back to
land?
(a): put it inside the skiff
(b): tie it on the side of the skiff
(c): drag it behind the skiff
(d): wait for help
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29: After killing the marlin, in what direction does Santiago
travel to return home?
(a): south-west
(b): north-east
(c): north-west
(d): south-east
30: What type of shark was the first to attack the marlin carcass?
(a): tiger
(b): shovel-nosed
(c): mako
(d): thrasher
31: With what did Santiago kill the first shark?
(a): bare hands
(b): oar
(c): knife
(d): harpoon
32: How many pounds of flesh did the first shark take from the
marlin carcass?
(a): 20
(b): 40
(c): 60
(d): 80
33: What type of shark struck the marlin second?
(a): tiger
(b): mako
(c): thrasher
(d): shovel-nosed
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34: What percentage of the marlin's meat was left when Santiago
reached shore?
(a): 75%
(b): 50%
(c): 25%
(d): 0%
35: What was Manolin's first reaction when he saw the returned
Santiago?
(a): To laugh
(b): To cry
(c): To ask about his voyage
(d): To go home and wait for him to awake
36: How long was the marlin when measured on shore?
(a): 18 ft
(b): 14 ft
(c): 10 ft
(d): 6 ft
37: What does Santiago say to do with the marlin's head?
(a): mount it for his wall
(b): give it to Pedrico for fish traps
(c): throw it out to sea
(d): burn it
38: What does Manolin decide to do after speaking to Santiago
at the end of the book?
(a): leave the shore for the city
(b): take over fishing for Santiago
(c): join Santiago to fish with him
(d): catch his own marlin
39: What does the tourist woman mistake the skeleton of the marlin
for at the end of the book?
(a): a shark skeleton
(b): a dilapidated boat
(c): a piece of bleached driftwood
(d): a live marlin
40: What is the old man dreaming of at the end of the book?
(a): the marlin
(b): the boy
(c): his wife
(d): lions
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