OLD MAN AND THE SEA
11TH GRADE ENGLISH
#1 Hemingway was a famous_____________writer.
A: Canadian
B:
English
C: Irish
D:
American
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#2 Dentuso is
A:
shark
B:
tuna
C: dolphin
D:
Old man
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#3 Manolin
A: sea
B:
Young boy
C: author
D:
Pub owner
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#4 El Campion
A: state
B:
Type of food
C: Old man’s nickname
D:
shark
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#5 Bonito
A: Kind of tuna
B:
dolphin
C: hat
D:
girl
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#6 “La Mar”
A: sea
B:
pencil
C: Baseball player
D: tuna
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#7 DiMaggio is…?
A: Name of boat
B:
Santiago’s brother
C: Name of the restaurant
D: Baseball great
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#8 Marlin
A: tuna
B:
The “big” fish
C: Young boy
D:
Old man
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#9 Martin
A: Baseball great
B:
author
C: Pub/restaurant owner
D:
shark
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#10 Pedrico is the…
A: Pub/restaurant owner
B:
Old man’s nickname
C: Young boy
D:
Person who received the head of the fish
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#11 Santiago is the…
A: Old man
B:
shark
C: island
D: Young boy
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#12 Santiago has the least respect for the….
A: Young boy
B:
Other fisherman
C: shark
D:
sea
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#13 The story takes place in….
A: Puerto Rico
B:
Cuba
C: United States
D:
Jamaica
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#14 The boy is no longer fishing with Santiago because…
A: He gets seasick.
B:
He got another job.
C: Santiago is having bad
luck.
D: He broke his leg.
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#15 Why does Santiago decide not to sell the “big” fish?
A: No one is worthy to eat
it.
B:
He likes the fish too much.
C: He won’t get much
money.
D:
He decides to set it free.
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#16
Santiago earned his nickname in a ….
A:
Arm wrestling competition
B:
Fish competition
C:
Bar fight
D:
Baseball game
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#17
In the end, Santiago realizes ….
A:
He will never be able to fish again.
B:
He is soon going to die.
C: He should have fished
further out.
D:
That he has ruined himself and the fish.
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#18 Santiago drinks shark oil because….
A:
It is good against colds and good for the eyes.
B: He is thirsty.
C: He has dry skin.
D:
He was having bad luck fishing.
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#19 Santiago and Manolin’s typical routine consisted of …
A:
Listening to the radio-
B: Reading the newspaper
C:
Watching TV
D:
fishing
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#20 Manolin cries when Santiago comes home because….
A:
He is sick
B:
He didn’t take him with him
C:
Santiago killed the “big” fish
D:
He feels bad for the old man’s suffering
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#21 Why does the old man say Hail Marys?
A:
Because he is religious
B:
He uses them to pray to get fish
C:
He’s praying to get home
D:
Because he is dying
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#22 One example of symbolism from the book is….
A: Manolin crying when
Santiago came home.
B:
Pulling in the “big” fish.
C:
Santiago sailing alone.
Santiago carrying the D: mast across his shoulder.
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#23 What are the contents of the dolphin’s stomach?
A:
2 flying fish
B:
An old pair of shoes
C:
Clams and oysters
D:
Seashells
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#24 What is the significance of 84 days?
A:
Weight of the fish
B:
Santiago’s streak of bad luck
C:
Length of the boat
D:
Santiago’s age
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#25 Why is Santiago one of Hemmingway’s heroes?
A: He was positive and
determined
B:
He was old
C: He was his best friend
D:
He was a bad fisherman
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Works Cited
“Who Wants to be a Millionaire?”. Cascade Union Elementary School District. ND. Cascade Union Elementary School District Technology Services. June 18, 2003. :.